Where does “acrosticism” come from?
acrosticism (English) comes from English acrostic, from Middle French acrostiche, from Latin acrostichis, from Ancient Greek ἀκροστιχίς, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.
acrosticism (English): Acrostic arrangement or character
Definitions
- Acrostic arrangement or character
Ancestry of “acrosticism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | acrostic | A poem or other text in which certain letters,... |
| 2 | Middle French | acrostiche | — |
| 3 | Latin | acrostichis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀκροστιχίς | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄκρος | At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὦμος | the shoulder with the upper arm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émōs | shoulder |