Where does “exacutus” come from?

exacutus (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.

exacutus (Latin): sharpened; stimulated, aggravated

Definitions

  1. sharpened; stimulated, aggravated

Ancestry of “exacutus”, 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 →
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