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