Where does “cacuminalization” come from?
cacuminalization (English) comes from English cacuminal, from Latin cacūmen, from Latin cacuminatus, from Latin cacuminare, from Latin cacumen, from Latin acumen, from Latin acuo, from Latin acus — sharp.
cacuminalization (English): A sound change whereby a sound becomes cacuminal,...
Definitions
- A sound change whereby a sound becomes cacuminal,...
Ancestry of “cacuminalization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cacuminal | Pertaining to a point, top, or crown; Pronounced... |
| 2 | Latin | cacūmen | — |
| 3 | Latin | cacuminatus | pointed |
| 4 | Latin | cacuminare | present active infinitive of cacūminō;... |
| 5 | Latin | cacumen | peak, extremity, top, summit; end, limit; accent... |
| 6 | Latin | acumen | a sharpened point |
| 7 | Latin | acuo | I make pointed, sharpen, whet; I exercise,... |
| 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 |