Where does “cutify” come from?

cutify (English) comes from English cute, from English acūte, from French aigu, from German akut, from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo, from Latin acūtus — sharp.

cutify (English): To form skin; To make cute

Definitions

  1. To form skin; To make cute

Ancestry of “cutify”, step by step

cutify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcutePossessing physical features, behaviors,...
2EnglishacūteBrief, quick, short
3Frenchaigusharp, pointy; acute, keen, discerning; sharp,...
4Germanakutacute; severe
5Italianacutoacute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill
6Russianаку́тacute accent
7Spanishagudosharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;...
8Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
9Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
10Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
11Proto-Italicakus
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Latin cutis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-