Where does “acūte” come from?
acūte (English) comes from French aigu, from German akut, from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus — sharp.
acūte (English): Brief, quick, short
Definitions
- Brief, quick, short
Ancestry of “acūte”, step by step
acūte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French aigu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aigu | sharp, pointy; acute, keen, discerning; sharp,... |
| 2 | German | akut | acute; severe |
| 3 | Italian | acuto | acute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill |
| 4 | Russian | аку́т | acute accent |
| 5 | Spanish | agudo | sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;... |
| 6 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 7 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 8 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |