Where does “acroter” come from?
acroter (English) comes from French acrotère, from English acroterium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.
acroter (English): An acroterium
Ancestry of “acroter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | acrotère | acroter, acroterium, acroterion |
| 2 | English | acroterium | One of the small pedestals, for statues or other... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκρωτήριον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄκρος | At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὦμος | the shoulder with the upper arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émōs | shoulder |