Etymology

cacuminate

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Today it means: To make sharp or pointed. Full definition →

Latin cacūmen, cacūminis
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  1. Latin · derived fromcacūminātus
  2. Latin · derived fromcacūmen, cacūminis“extremity, point, peak”
  3. English todaycacuminate

From oblique stem of Latin cacūmen, cacūminis (“extremity, point, peak”) + -al, ultimately from Latin cacūminātus, past participle of cacūminō, from cacūmen.

Words from the same roots

Latincacūmen all →

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