Where does “acrostolio” come from?

acrostolio (Italian) comes from Italian acro-, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

acrostolio (Italian): figurehead

Definitions

  1. figurehead

Ancestry of “acrostolio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacro-tip, extremity, peak
2Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
3Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὦμος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκρος →