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Where does “ἄκρᾱ” come from?

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

ἄκρᾱ (Ancient Greek): end, point, top, peak, extremity; A castle or...

Definitions

  1. end, point, top, peak, extremity; A castle or...

Ancestry of “ἄκρᾱ”, 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 “ἄκρᾱ”

  • άκρη
  • ακρίτης
  • ἀκρίτης
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