Where does “acnee” come from?
acnee (Romanian) comes from French acné, from Ancient Greek ἀκμή, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
acnee (Romanian): acne
Ancestry of “acnee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | acné | acne |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀκμή | point, edge; the highest or culminating point of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |