Where does “cacumino” come from?
cacumino (Latin) comes from Latin cacūmen, from Latin cacuminatus, from Latin cacuminare, from Latin cacumen, from Latin acumen, from Latin acuo, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus — sharp.
cacumino (Latin): I make pointed, point
Definitions
- I make pointed, point
Ancestry of “cacumino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cacūmen | peak, extremity, top, summit |
| 2 | Latin | cacuminatus | pointed |
| 3 | Latin | cacuminare | present active infinitive of cacūminō;... |
| 4 | Latin | cacumen | peak, extremity, top, summit; end, limit; accent... |
| 5 | Latin | acumen | a sharpened point |
| 6 | Latin | acuo | I make pointed, sharpen, whet; I exercise,... |
| 7 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |