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Where does “akut” come from?

akut (German) comes from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus — sharp.

akut (German): acute; severe

Definitions

  1. acute; severe

Ancestry of “akut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacutoacute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill
2Russianаку́т—
3Spanishagudosharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;...
4Latinacūtus—
5Latinacuō—
6Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
7Proto-Italicakus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “akut”

  • acute
  • cute
  • acutely
  • acuteness
  • subacute
  • cuteness
  • cutie
  • hyperacute
  • cutesy
  • postacute
  • nonacute
  • cutely
  • acutance
  • subacutely
  • supercute
  • cutey
  • superacute
  • uncute
  • cutesiness
  • unacute
  • cuten
  • overcute
  • preacute
  • hyperacuteness
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