Where does “agucchiare” come from?

agucchiare (Italian) comes from Italian agucchia, from Latin acūcula, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

agucchiare (Italian): To sew

Definitions

  1. To sew

Ancestry of “agucchiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianagucchiaor needle, knitting needle; third-person...
2Latinacūculasmall needle
3Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
4Proto-Italicakus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →