Where does “acuminado” come from?

acuminado (Portuguese) comes from Latin acuminatus, from Latin acumino, from Latin acūmen, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acuminado (Portuguese): accuminate

Definitions

  1. accuminate

Ancestry of “acuminado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacuminatuspointed, sharpened; tapering to a point
2LatinacuminoI make pointed or sharp, sharpen
3Latinacūmena sharpened point
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus →Every word from Proto-Italic akus →