Etymology of the English word acrostic
the English word
acrosticderived from the French word
acrosticderived from the Greek word
akrostichis, ἀκροστιχίς
using the Greek prefix
acro-derived from the Late Greek word
stichos, στιχός, στίχος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steigh-derived from the French word
acrostichederived from the Greek word
akrostichosderived from the Late Greek word
akros, ἄκρος (extremity)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the Late Greek word
stichos, στιχός, στίχος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steigh-derived from the Greek word
akrostikhisderived from the Late Greek word
akros, ἄκρος (extremity)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-derived from the Late Greek word
stichos, στιχός, στίχος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*steigh-Date
The earliest known usage of acrostic in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
