Where does “Acroceraunian” come from?

Acroceraunian (English) comes from Latin Acroceraunius, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

Acroceraunian (English): Of or relating to the high mountain range of...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the high mountain range of...

Ancestry of “Acroceraunian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAcroceraunius
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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