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
Ancestry of “acrostolio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | acro- | tip, extremity, peak |
| 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 |