Where does “agudo” come from?

agudo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese agudo, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agudo (Galician): acute; sensitive, smart; sharp

Definitions

  1. acute; sensitive, smart; sharp

Ancestry of “agudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseagudo—
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →
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