Where does “acromegalia” come from?

acromegalia (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκρον, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος — outermost; pointed, sharp; topmost.

Ancestry of “acromegalia”, step by step

acromegalia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄκρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄκρονpeak; headland, cape; end, extremity
2Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κροςoutermost; pointed, sharp; topmost

via Ancient Greek μέγας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

Words derived from “acromegalia”

Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄκρον →