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Where does “akuuttisuus” come from?

akuuttisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish akuutti, from Latin acūta, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akuuttisuus (Finnish): acuteness

Definitions

  1. acuteness

Ancestry of “akuuttisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakuuttiacute; acute, acute accent
2Latinacūta—
3Latinacūtus—
4Latinacuō—
5Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
6Proto-Italicakus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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