Where does “ακριβώς” come from?
ακριβώς (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκριβῶς, from Ancient Greek ἀκριβής, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.
ακριβώς (Greek): exactly, precisely; sharp, exactly, precisely;...
Definitions
- exactly, precisely; sharp, exactly, precisely;...
Ancestry of “ακριβώς”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀκριβῶς | — |
| 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 |