Where does “aguë” come from?

aguë (Middle French) comes from Latin acūta, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aguë (Middle French): acute

Definitions

  1. acute

Ancestry of “aguë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacūta—
2Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
3Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “aguë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →
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