Where does “agudo” come from?

agudo (Spanish) comes 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 (Spanish): sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;...

Definitions

  1. sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;...

Ancestry of “agudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacūtussharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened
2Latinacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet
3Latinacusa needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff
4Proto-Italicakus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱus
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “agudo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-