English
acroneme
Acroneme comes from Ancient Greek ἄκρον ‘end’, from ᾰ̓́κρος ‘topmost, outmost, inmost’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-1‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱrós2‘sharp’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́κρος3ắkros‘topmost, outmost, inmost’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκρον4ákron‘end’
- Englishtodayacroneme4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄκρος
- 3 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄκρον
- 4 Wiktionary, English acroneme
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱrósWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄκρος‘sharp’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́κροςWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄκρονắkros‘topmost, outmost, inmost’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκρονWiktionary, English acronemeákron‘end’
- EnglishtodayacronemeWiktionary, English acroneme
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
hear, edge, egg, ear, acid, hammer, axe, acute, oxide, acne, acetate, acupuncture, paragon, hark, acacia, acuity, acumen, acme, acyl, roselle, rosacea, 71 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós ‘sharp’
eager, vinegar, mediocre, mediocrity, exacerbate, acerbic, exacerbation, acrid, acrimony, 12 more
Today it means
noun The slender section of a flagellum
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “acroneme”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, Ancient Greek ἄκρος, Ancient Greek ἄκρον. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- / acroneme