Where does “acuate” come from?

acuate (English) comes from Medieval Latin acuatus, from Latin acuāre, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acuate (English): Sharpened; sharp-pointed; To sharpen; to make...

Definitions

  1. Sharpened; sharp-pointed; To sharpen; to make...

Ancestry of “acuate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinacuatus—
2Latinacuāre—
3Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →