Where does “superacuteness” come from?
superacuteness (English) comes from English superacute, from English acūte, from French aigu, from German akut, from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo, from Latin acūtus — sharp.
superacuteness (English): The quality of being superacute
Definitions
- The quality of being superacute
Ancestry of “superacuteness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | superacute | Highly acute |
| 2 | English | acūte | Brief, quick, short |
| 3 | French | aigu | sharp, pointy; acute, keen, discerning; sharp,... |
| 4 | German | akut | acute; severe |
| 5 | Italian | acuto | acute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill |
| 6 | Russian | аку́т | acute accent |
| 7 | Spanish | agudo | sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;... |
| 8 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 9 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 10 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |