Where does “aguish” come from?
aguish (English) comes from English ague, from Middle English agu, from Middle French aguë, from Latin acūta, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus — sharp.
aguish (English): Characteristic of ague
Definitions
- Characteristic of ague
Ancestry of “aguish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ague | An acute fever; An intermittent fever, attended... |
| 2 | Middle English | agu | — |
| 3 | Middle French | aguë | acute |
| 4 | Latin | acūta | — |
| 5 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 6 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 7 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |