Where does “acuminatus” come from?

acuminatus (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.

acuminatus (Latin): pointed, sharpened; tapering to a point

Definitions

  1. pointed, sharpened; tapering to a point

Ancestry of “acuminatus”, 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

Words derived from “acuminatus”

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