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