Where does “peracute” come from?

peracute (English) comes from Latin peracutus, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

peracute (English): Very sharp; very violent

Definitions

  1. Very sharp; very violent

Ancestry of “peracute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperacutusvery sharp or penetrating
2Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
3Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →