Etymology of the English word acromion
the English word
acromionderived from the Greek word
akron, ἄκρον (height "extremity; height "extremity; height "extremity; the extremity)
derived from the New Latin word
acromionderived from the Greek word
akromion, ἀκρώμιον
derived from the Late Greek word
akros, ἄκρος (extremity)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the Greek word
homos, ὦμος (same; at the same time; (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still)
Date
The earliest known usage of acromion in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
