Etymology of the Latin word acus
the Late Latin word
acus (husks of grain, beans, chaff; needle, pin; hair-pin)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-Derivations in Latin
aquifolium,
acula,
aculeus,
acicula,
acuere,
acucula,
acutia,
acucella,
acia,
aciculatus,
aculeolata,
acicularis,
acerosus,
acuflavidusDerivations in other languages
English
acnode, English
acupuncture, Italian
acupuntura, Romanian
ac, Spanish
acupunturaUsage
Word found in Late Latin