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Where does “acraiteilm” come from?

acraiteilm (Irish) comes from Irish acra-, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

acraiteilm (Irish): acrotelm

Definitions

  1. acrotelm

Ancestry of “acraiteilm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishacra-acro-
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
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