Where does “acrolecte” come from?

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

acrolecte (Catalan): acrolect

Definitions

  1. acrolect

Ancestry of “acrolecte”, 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 h₃émōsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὦμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος
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