可能源自通俗拉丁語詞根*cotītus (“削尖的”)，源自*cotīre (“削尖”) ← 拉丁語 cōs, cōtis (“磨刀石”)，或源自*acutitus ← *acutīre ← acūtus (“尖的”)。對比阿羅馬尼亞語 cutsut, cãtsut。參見ascuțit, cute。
cuțit n (複數 cuțite)
