Where does “agudeza” come from?

agudeza (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.

agudeza (Portuguese): wit ability to think quickly

Definitions

wit ability to think quickly

Ancestry of “agudeza”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	Agudo	acute
2	Old Portuguese	agudo	—
3	Latin	acūtus	sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
4	Latin	acuō	to make pointed, sharpen, whet
5	Latin	acus	a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
6	Proto-Italic	akus	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱus	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

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