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

  1. Tapering to a point; pointed; Tapering to a long...

Ancestry of “acuminate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacuminatuspointed, sharpened; tapering to a point
2LatinacuminoI make pointed or sharp, sharpen
3Latinacūmena sharpened point
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acuminate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →