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
- expensive, dear, precious; dear, precious
Ancestry of “ακριβός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Koine Greek | ἀκριβός | valuable |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀκριβής | accurate, precise; scrupulous, methodical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄκρος | At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὦμος | the shoulder with the upper arm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émōs | shoulder |