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Where does “acnode” come from?

acnode (English) comes from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acnode (English): An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose...

Definitions

  1. An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose...

Ancestry of “acnode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
2Proto-Italicakus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acnode”

  • acnodal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →