Where does “ἀκρωτήριον” come from?

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

ἀκρωτήριον (Ancient Greek): cape, headland, promontory

Definitions

  1. cape, headland, promontory

Ancestry of “ἀκρωτήριον”, 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 “ἀκρωτήριον”

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