Latin

acus

‘needle’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin acus.

20 English words in this record descend from Latin acus, most familiar first.

• acute ← acūta ← acūtus ← acuō
• acupuncture
• aiguille ← aguille ← acūcula
• eglantine ← aiglantin ← aiglent ← aculentus ← aculeus
• acicular ← aciculāris ← acicula
• acicula
• acerose ← acerōsus
• aculeiform ← aculeus
• acuate ← acuātus ← acuere
• aculeate ← aculeātus
• aculeated ← aculeātus ← aculeus
• aculeus

More words from acus

• aciculiform
• aciculite
• aciform
• acnode
• aculeous
• acupunctuate
• acicle
• aiguillesque

Etymograph / Latin acus