Where does “acūtus” come from?

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

acūtus (Latin): sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened

Definitions

  1. sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened

Ancestry of “acūtus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acūtus”

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