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Where does “ἀκροχορδών” come from?

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

ἀκροχορδών (Ancient Greek): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “ἀκροχορδών”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἀκροχορδών”

  • akrochordite
  • ακροχορδώνα
  • ακροχορδών
  • ακροχορδόνα
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