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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.

Ancestry of “ἀκριβῶς”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀκριβῶς”

  • ακριβώς
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