English
acuition
Acuition comes from Medieval Latin acuitio ‘whetting, sharpening’, and goes back to acuo.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500acuo‘sharpen’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500acuitio‘whetting, sharpening’
- Englishtodayacuition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500acuo‘sharpen’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500acuitio‘whetting, sharpening’
- Englishtodayacuition
Equivalent to acuity + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
Latin acuō ‘sharpen’
Medieval Latin acuitas
Middle French acuité
Middle English acuite
English acuity
Linked words
through Medieval Latin acuo ‘sharpen’
Today it means
noun Synonym of acuation (“act of sharpening”).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin acuo / acuition