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Where does “akro-” come from?

akro- (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

akro- (Norwegian Bokmål): acro-

Definitions

  1. acro-

Ancestry of “akro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
2Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
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