ἀκροκώλιον
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (mostly in the plural) extremities of the body, especially snout, ears, trotters
Etymology
Affix 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) + Ancient Greek κῶλον (limb, organ).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κῶλον
Gloss
limb, organ
Kanji
肢
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acro- English
- acrogynous English
- acromion English
- acronym English
- acrostatic English
- acrotrichium English
- Acroceraunia Latin
- Acroceraunius Latin
- acro- Latin
- cōlon Latin
- acro- Italian
- acro- Dutch, Flemish
- acromion French
- acrophonie French
- acromion Spanish, Castilian
- κωλικός Ancient Greek
- κωλόβαθρον Ancient Greek
- κῶλον Ancient Greek
- φαλακρός Ancient Greek
- ἀκρεμών Ancient Greek
- ἀκροβάτης Ancient Greek
- ἀκροποσθία Ancient Greek
- ἀκρωμία Ancient Greek
- ἀκρόπολις Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ὦμος Ancient Greek
- *(s)kel- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱrós Proto-Indo-European
- akro- Norwegian Bokmål
- kolon Norwegian Bokmål
- acrograma Portuguese
- akro- Norwegian Nynorsk
- kolon Norwegian Nynorsk
- acra- Irish
- kolon Danish
- άκρος Greek (modern)
- κωλο- Greek (modern)
- akromion Indonesian