Where does “acuminans” come from?

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

acuminans (Latin): sharpening

Definitions

  1. sharpening

Ancestry of “acuminans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinacuminoI make pointed or sharp, sharpen
2Latinacūmena sharpened point
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 →