Where does “pontiagudo” come from?
pontiagudo (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.
pontiagudo (Portuguese): ending in a sharp tip or peak
Definitions
- ending in a sharp tip or peak
Ancestry of “pontiagudo”, step by step
pontiagudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Agudo
| 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 |
via Portuguese Ponta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Ponta | tip, point |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ponta | — |
| 3 | Latin | puncta | nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;... |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |