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Where does “aguda” come from?

aguda (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese agudo, from Old Portuguese agudo, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aguda (Portuguese): feminine singular of agudo

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of agudo

Ancestry of “aguda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseagudoacute; sharp
2Old Portugueseagudo—
3Latinacūtus—
4Latinacuō—
5Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
6Proto-Italicakus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →