Where does “long-acuminate” come from?

long-acuminate (English) comes from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

long-acuminate (English): Tapering to a characteristically long point at...

Definitions

  1. Tapering to a characteristically long point at...

Ancestry of “long-acuminate”, step by step

long-acuminate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English long

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
2EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
3Old Frenchlongitude
4Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
5Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
6Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English acuminate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacuminateTapering to a point; pointed; Tapering to a long...
2Latinacuminatuspointed, sharpened; tapering to a point
3LatinacuminoI make pointed or sharp, sharpen
4Latinacūmena sharpened point
5Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
6Proto-Italicakus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin