Where does “exacuens” come from?

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

exacuens (Latin): sharpening

Definitions

  1. sharpening

Ancestry of “exacuens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexacuoI sharpen; I stimulate or aggravate
2Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
3Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
4Proto-Italicakus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →