Where does “acrastaic” come from?
acrastaic (Irish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκροστιχίς, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.
acrastaic (Irish): acrostic
Ancestry of “acrastaic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀκροστιχίς | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄκρος | At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὦμος | the shoulder with the upper arm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émōs | shoulder |