Where does “Ἀκροκόρινθος” come from?

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

Ἀκροκόρινθος (Ancient Greek): Acrocorinth

Definitions

  1. Acrocorinth

Ancestry of “Ἀκροκόρινθος”, step by step

Ἀκροκόρινθος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄκρος

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

via Ancient Greek Κόρινθος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚόρινθοςCorinth
2Undeterminedkarpoint, peak; stone, hard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος →