Where does “acuminar” come from?

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

acuminar (Portuguese): to accuminate

Definitions

  1. to accuminate

Ancestry of “acuminar”, step by step

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