Where does “anacrusa” come from?

anacrusa (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις, from Ancient Greek ἀνακρούω, from Ancient Greek κρούω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

anacrusa (Spanish): anacrusis unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase

Definitions

  1. anacrusis unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase

Ancestry of “anacrusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνάκρουσιςpushing up
2Ancient GreekἀνακρούωI push up
3Ancient Greekκρούωstrike, smite; clap hands; tap
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek κρούω