LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

acūtiāre

*acūtiāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionsharpen

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱusder.?
  3. Latinacūtiāre

Latin acūtus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Latin *acūtiāre From acūtus (“sharp, honed”) + -iāre (causative verb-forming suffix).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanaguar
  • Catalanagusar
  • Occitanagusar
  • Occitangusar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianaguzzare
  • Sardinianaccutzaifrom Italian aguzzare
  • Italianauzzare
  • Venetangusar
  • Venetanguar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseaguçar
  • Spanishaguzar
  • Asturianaguzar
  • Galicianaguzar
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchaiguiserfrom Old French aguisier
  • Franco-Provençalagouesiér
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianusâ
  • Ladinguzà
  • Ladinguzè
  • Romanshgüzzer
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianagusâ
  • Lombardguzar
  • Piedmonteseavussé
  • Piedmonteseussé

Quick answers

What does acūtiāre mean in Latin?
acūtiāre, a verb, means “sharpen”.
Where does acūtiāre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱusder.? → Latin acūtiāre.