Etymology

cusp

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Today it means: A sharp point or pointed end. Full definition →

Latin cuspis
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcuspis“a point, spear, pointed end”
  2. English todaycusp

From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis.

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