myEtymology.com: English etymology of qantas

Etymology of the English word qantas

the English word qantas

derived from the English word acronym

using the English prefix acro-

derived from the Late Greek word akros, ἄκρος (extremity)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ak-

using the English suffix -onym

derived from the Greek word onuma, ὄνυμα

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nō-men-

using the English prefix acr-