Where does “Akribie” come from?

Akribie (German) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin acribia, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓κρῑ́βειᾰ, from Ancient Greek ἀκριβής, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

Akribie (German): meticulousness

Definitions

  1. meticulousness

Ancestry of “Akribie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinacribia
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓κρῑ́βειᾰaccuracy, precision, exactness
3Ancient Greekἀκριβήςaccurate, precise; scrupulous, methodical
4Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
5Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder

Words derived from “Akribie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὦμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος
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