Where does “subagudo” come from?
subagudo (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.
subagudo (Portuguese): subacute
Ancestry of “subagudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Agudo | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | agudo | — |
| 3 | Latin | acūtus | — |
| 4 | Latin | acuō | — |
| 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 |