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Where does “acuatus” come from?

acuatus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin acuāre, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ancestry of “acuatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacuāre—
2Latinacuō—
3Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
4Proto-Italicakus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acuatus”

  • acuate
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