Where does “acrotrichium” come from?

acrotrichium (English) comes from English acro-, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

acrotrichium (English): The distal part of the infundibular epidermis...

Definitions

  1. The distal part of the infundibular epidermis...

Ancestry of “acrotrichium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishacro-sharp; tip; extremity
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder

Words derived from “acrotrichium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος →