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Where does “ἀκρεμών” come from?

ἀκρεμών (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

ἀκρεμών (Ancient Greek): bough, branch

Definitions

  1. bough, branch

Ancestry of “ἀκρεμών”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
2Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
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