Where does “acrocefàlia” come from?

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

acrocefàlia (Catalan): acrocephaly

Definitions

  1. acrocephaly

Ancestry of “acrocefàlia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanacro-acro
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος →