acromion
English
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (highest, sharp, at the extremity, pointed, at the edge, topmost, high, extreme, edge, top, heights, outmost, tip, extremity, beginning, outermost, peak, uppermost), ὦμος (shoulder).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὦμος
Gloss
shoulder
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
肩
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acro- English
- acrogynous English
- acromioplasty English
- acronym English
- acrostatic English
- acrotrichium English
- metacromion English
- omo- English
- omohyoideus English
- pseudoacromion English
- Acroceraunia Latin
- Acroceraunius Latin
- acro- Latin
- acro- Italian
- acro- Dutch, Flemish
- acromion French
- acrophonie French
- acromion Spanish, Castilian
- φαλακρός Ancient Greek
- ἀκρεμών Ancient Greek
- ἀκροβάτης Ancient Greek
- ἀκροκώλιον Ancient Greek
- ἀκροποσθία Ancient Greek
- ἀκρωμία Ancient Greek
- ἀκρόπολις Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ὠμοπλάτη Ancient Greek
- ὦμος Ancient Greek
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱrós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃émōs Proto-Indo-European
- akro- Norwegian Bokmål
- acrograma Portuguese
- akro- Norwegian Nynorsk
- acra- Irish
- άκρος Greek (modern)
- ώμος Greek (modern)
- akromion Indonesian