Where does “ago” come from?

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

ago (Italian): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “ago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanaconeedle
2Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
3Proto-Italicakus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ago”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →