English
acu-
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”).
Another origin of acu-
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱus‘pointed’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEacus‘needle, pin’
- Englishtodayacu-
Today it means
prefix hearing; sound.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acu-