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Where does “acuitas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “acuitas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acuitas”

  • acute
  • cute
  • acutely
  • acuity
  • acuité
  • acumen
  • acuteness
  • ague
  • subacute
  • cuteness
  • cutie
  • acuminate
  • hyperacute
  • cutesy
  • aguish
  • postacute
  • peracute
  • nonacute
  • cutely
  • hyperacuity
  • acutance
  • subacutely
  • supercute
  • cutey
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