Where does “ἀκριβῶς” come from?

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

ἀκριβῶς (Ancient Greek): to a nicety, precisely

Definitions

  1. to a nicety, precisely

Ancestry of “ἀκριβῶς”, step by step

ἀκριβῶς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀκριβής

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκριβήςaccurate, precise; scrupulous, methodical
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder

via Ancient Greek ἀκρῑβής

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκρῑβήςexact, sure, scrupulous

Words derived from “ἀκριβῶς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος →