Where does “ακριβός” come from?

ακριβός (Greek) comes from Koine Greek ἀκριβός, from Ancient Greek ἀκριβής, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

ακριβός (Greek): expensive, dear, precious; dear, precious

Definitions

  1. expensive, dear, precious; dear, precious

Ancestry of “ακριβός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekἀκριβόςvaluable
2Ancient Greekἀκριβήςaccurate, precise; scrupulous, methodical
3Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
4Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὦμοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος