Where does “acrocontracture” come from?

acrocontracture (English) comes from English contracture, from French contracture, from Latin contractura, from Latin contrahere, from Latin contraho, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

acrocontracture (English): contracture of the joints of the hands or feet

Definitions

  1. contracture of the joints of the hands or feet

Ancestry of “acrocontracture”, step by step

acrocontracture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English contracture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontractureAn abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of...
2Frenchcontracturecontracture
3Latincontracturanominative feminine singular of contractūrus;...
4Latincontraheresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatincontrahoI draw, bring or drag several objects together;...
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English acro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishacroof or pertaining to something that combines...
2EnglishacrobaticOf or pertaining to an acrobat; vigorously active
3English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
4EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
5Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
6Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
7Spanishimagenimage
8Italianimmagineimage; imago
9Latinimāginem
10Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
11Latinīn-un-, non-, not
12Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
13Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
14Proto-Italicenin
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu