Where does “cacūmen” come from?
cacūmen (Latin) comes from Latin cacuminatus, from Latin cacuminare, from Latin cacumen, from Latin acumen, from Latin acuo, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus — sharp.
cacūmen (Latin): peak, extremity, top, summit
Definitions
- peak, extremity, top, summit
Ancestry of “cacūmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cacuminatus | pointed |
| 2 | Latin | cacuminare | present active infinitive of cacūminō;... |
| 3 | Latin | cacumen | peak, extremity, top, summit; end, limit; accent... |
| 4 | Latin | acumen | a sharpened point |
| 5 | Latin | acuo | I make pointed, sharpen, whet; I exercise,... |
| 6 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |