Where does “aghiforme” come from?

aghiforme (Italian) comes from Italian ago, from Neapolitan aco, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aghiforme (Italian): needle-shaped

Definitions

  1. needle-shaped

Ancestry of “aghiforme”, step by step

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