'acumination' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'acuminare,' where 'acu-' meant 'sharp' and '-minare' meant 'to make.'

'acuminare' transformed into the French word 'acuminer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'acumination' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make sharp,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the act of sharpening or the state of being sharpened to a point.'