Where does “acutangular” come from?
acutangular (English) comes from English acūte, from French aigu, from German akut, from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō — sharp.
acutangular (English): acute-angled
Definitions
- acute-angled
Ancestry of “acutangular”, step by step
acutangular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acūte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acūte | Brief, quick, short |
| 2 | French | aigu | sharp, pointy; acute, keen, discerning; sharp,... |
| 3 | German | akut | acute; severe |
| 4 | Italian | acuto | acute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill |
| 5 | Russian | аку́т | acute accent |
| 6 | Spanish | agudo | sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;... |
| 7 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 8 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 9 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English angular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | angular | Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles;... |
| 2 | Middle English | angular | — |
| 3 | Latin | angulāris | angular; square |
| 4 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |