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Where does “agúid” come from?

agúid (Irish) comes from Old Irish acuit, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agúid (Irish): acute accent

Definitions

  1. acute accent

Ancestry of “agúid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishacuit—
2Latinacūtus—
3Latinacuō—
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →