Where does “akuttmedisinsk” come from?

akuttmedisinsk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål akuttmedisin, from Norwegian Bokmål akutt, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akuttmedisinsk (Norwegian Bokmål): relating to emergency medicine

Definitions

  1. relating to emergency medicine

Ancestry of “akuttmedisinsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålakuttmedisinemergency medicine
2Norwegian Bokmålakuttacute
3Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
4Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
5Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
6Proto-Italicakus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱusEvery word from Proto-Italic akus
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