Where does “agulleiro” come from?

agulleiro (Galician) comes from Galician agulla, from Old Portuguese agulla, from Latin acūcula, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agulleiro (Galician): pincushion

Definitions

  1. pincushion

Ancestry of “agulleiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianagullaneedle; medical needle for a syringe; hand of a...
2Old Portugueseagulla—
3Latinacūculasmall needle
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 →