Where does “acuminate” come from?
acuminate (English) comes from Latin acuminatus, from Latin acumino, from Latin acūmen, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acuminate (English): Tapering to a point; pointed; Tapering to a long...
Definitions
- Tapering to a point; pointed; Tapering to a long...
Ancestry of “acuminate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | acuminatus | pointed, sharpened; tapering to a point |
| 2 | Latin | acumino | I make pointed or sharp, sharpen |
| 3 | Latin | acūmen | — |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “acuminate”