Etymology of the English word acrospire
the English word
acrospireusing the English prefix
acro-derived from the Late Greek word
akros, ἄκρος (extremity)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the English word
spirederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*spirazDate
The earliest known usage of acrospire in English dates from the 17th century.
