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Where does “acronycal” come from?

acronycal (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκρονυξ — nightfall.

acronycal (English): Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a...

Definitions

  1. Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a...

Ancestry of “acronycal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄκρονυξnightfall

Words derived from “acronycal”

  • acronycally
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