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Where does “ακροποσθία” come from?

ακροποσθία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκροποσθία, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος — outermost; pointed, sharp; topmost.

ακροποσθία (Greek): foreskin, prepuce

Definitions

  1. foreskin, prepuce

Ancestry of “ακροποσθία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκροποσθίαakroposthion, the tip of the foreskin
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κροςoutermost; pointed, sharp; topmost
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