Where does “aguzzare” come from?
aguzzare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin acutiare, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
aguzzare (Italian): To sharpen
Definitions
- To sharpen
Ancestry of “aguzzare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | acutiare | present active infinitive of *acūtiō |
| 2 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 3 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |