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Where does “agudo” come from?

agudo (Portuguese) comes 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.

agudo (Portuguese): acute; sharp

Definitions

  1. acute; sharp

Ancestry of “agudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseagudo—
2Latinacūtus—
3Latinacuō—
4Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
5Proto-Italicakus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “agudo”

  • subagudo
  • aguda
  • pontiagudo
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