Where does “puntiagudo” come from?
puntiagudo (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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.
puntiagudo (Spanish): sharp-pointed
Definitions
- sharp-pointed
Ancestry of “puntiagudo”, step by step
puntiagudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish agudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | agudo | sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;... |
| 2 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 3 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Spanish punta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | punta | tip, point, end; pinch, bit |
| 2 | Latin | puncta | nominative feminine singular of pūnctus;... |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |