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acuity
1540s, from M.Fr.
acuité
, from M.L.
acuitatem
(nom.
acuitas
) "sharpness," from L.
acus
"needle,"
acuere
"to sharpen," from PIE base
*ak-
"rise to a point, be sharp" (see
acrid
).