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Where does “akne” come from?

akne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek ἀκμή, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akne (Norwegian Bokmål): acne

Definitions

  1. acne

Ancestry of “akne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀκμήpoint, edge; the highest or culminating point of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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