Where does “acro-” come from?
acro- (Translingual) comes from New Latin acro-, from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.
acro- (Translingual): sharp; tip; extremity
Ancestry of “acro-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | acro- | pointed, first, high |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄκρος | At the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὦμος | the shoulder with the upper arm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃émōs | shoulder |
Words derived from “acro-”