Where does “akribisch” come from?
akribisch (German) comes from German Akribie, 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.
akribisch (German): meticulous
Ancestry of “akribisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Akribie | meticulousness |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | acribia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓κρῑ́βειᾰ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀκριβής | accurate, precise; scrupulous, methodical |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄκρος | At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὦμος | the shoulder with the upper arm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émōs | shoulder |