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...
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Ancestry of “acuere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | acuo | I make pointed, sharpen, whet; I exercise,... |
| 2 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “acuere”