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Where does “acroama” come from?

acroama (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκρόαμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

acroama (Latin): Anything heard, especially anything heard for...

Definitions

  1. Anything heard, especially anything heard for...

Ancestry of “acroama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκρόαμαsomething heard; feast for the ears, song, play;...
2Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
3Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “acroama”

  • acroama
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