Where does “acutiare” come from?

acutiare (Vulgar Latin) 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.

acutiare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *acūtiō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *acūtiō

Ancestry of “acutiare”, 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 “acutiare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱusEvery word from Proto-Italic akus