Where does “aguishness” come from?
aguishness (English) comes from English aguish, from English ague, from Middle English agu, from Middle French aguë, from Latin acūta, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus — sharp.
aguishness (English): The state or quality of being aguish
Definitions
- The state or quality of being aguish
Ancestry of “aguishness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aguish | Characteristic of ague |
| 2 | English | ague | An acute fever; An intermittent fever, attended... |
| 3 | Middle English | agu | — |
| 4 | Middle French | aguë | acute |
| 5 | Latin | acūta | — |
| 6 | Latin | acūtus | — |
| 7 | Latin | acuō | — |
| 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 |