acro-

Translingual

prefix
Definitions
  • sharp
  • tip
  • extremity
  • peak

Etymology

Derived from Latin acro- 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).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἄκρος

Gloss

highest, sharp, at the extremity, pointed, at the edge, topmost, high, extreme, edge, top, heights, outmost, tip, extremity, beginning, outermost, peak, uppermost

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

端, 縁

Emoji
🪒

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