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Where does “άκμονας” come from?

άκμονας (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκμων, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

άκμονας (Greek): incus, the anvil one of three bones in the middle...

Definitions

  1. incus, the anvil one of three bones in the middle...

Ancestry of “άκμονας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄκμωνmeteoric stone; anvil; pestle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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