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
Ancestry of “Akribie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | acribia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓κρῑ́βειᾰ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκριβής | accurate, precise; scrupulous, methodical |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Akribie”