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Where does “akus” come from?
akus (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “akus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Indo-European
h₂eḱus
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₂eḱ-
sharp
Words derived from “akus”
acute
cute
acutely
acuity
acumen
acuteness
ague
subacute
Abuja
cuteness
cutie
eglantine
acuminate
hyperacute
acicular
cutesy
aguish
postacute
peracute
nonacute
cutely
aiguille
acicula
hyperacuity
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