Etymology of the English word cute
the English word
cutederived from the English word
acutederived from the Latin word
acutus (of small radius; acute; sharp, sharpened, pointed)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
acuere (accentuate; whet, sharpen, cut to a point)
derived from the Late Latin word
acus (husks of grain, beans, chaff; needle, pin; hair-pin)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-Date
The earliest known usage of cute in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
cutesy,
cutieUsage
Word found in Modern English
