Where does “acicula” come from?

acicula (Latin) comes from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acicula (Latin): a hairpin or hatpin

Definitions

  1. a hairpin or hatpin

Ancestry of “acicula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acicula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →