English
aculeately
From aculeate + -ly.
Formed from aculeate + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱus ‘pointed’
Latin acus ‘needle’
Latin aculeātus ‘prickly’
English aculeate
Today it means
adv In an aculeate manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aculeately