Where does “acuere” come from?

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

acuere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “acuere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinacuoI make pointed, sharpen, whet; I exercise,...
2Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
3Proto-Italicakus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acuere”

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