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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)der. New Latinbor. English acro- From international scientific vocabulary, per above.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) The extremities: limbs, head, fingers, toes, etc.
    • acroarthritis
    • acrodysplasia
    • acroasphyxia
  2. (morpheme) Located or positioned at a tip or tips of an object or body.
    • acrocarpous
    • acrocentric
    • acropleurogenous
  3. (morpheme) Located or positioned at the top; uppermost.
    • acrodendrophile
    • acropleustophyte
    • acrotrophic
  4. (morpheme) Beginning, initial.
    • acronym
    • acrography
    • acrophony
  5. (morpheme) Pointed in shape.
    • Acronicta
    • acrocephalic
    • acrocranial
  6. (morpheme) Heights, high in location.
    • acrophilia
    • acrophobe
  7. (morpheme) The peak of a wave or cycle; accented.
    • acrophase
    • acrostatic
  8. (morpheme) Upper.
    • acrophyll
    • acrodactylum
    • acrolect
  9. (morpheme) High in altitude, montane.
    • acrophile
    • acrophyte
  10. (morpheme) Etching or engraving.
    • acrography
  11. (morpheme) Acrobatics.
    • Acroyoga
    • acrobalance

Forms

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Relateds

acrodont (terms derived from top) · acrogen (terms derived from tip) · acroosteolysis (terms derived from extremities) · acrocarpous (terms derived from tip) · acromicria (terms derived from extremities) · acrokeratosis (terms derived from extremities) · acrodysesthesia (terms derived from extremities) · acrophyll (terms derived from upper) · acrodynamic (terms derived from peak) · acropleurogenous (terms derived from tip) · acropigmentation (terms derived from extremities) · acroangiodermatitis (terms derived from extremities) · acrognosis (terms derived from extremities) · acropolis (terms derived from tip) · Acroyoga (terms derived from acrobatics) · acromyotonia (terms derived from extremities) · acrodermatitis (terms derived from extremities) · acrophone (terms derived from beginning) · acrokeratoelastoidosis (terms derived from extremities) · acrolith (terms derived from extremities) · acrodermatosis (terms derived from extremities) · acropleustophyte (terms derived from top) · acrocranial · acroaesthesia (terms derived from extremities) · acropachyderma (terms derived from extremities) · acrophilia (terms derived from heights) · acroasphyxia (terms derived from extremities) · acrophore (terms derived from top) · acrosome (terms derived from tip) · acrosyndesis (terms derived from tip) · acrorhagus (terms derived from extremities) · Acronicta · acrophony (terms derived from beginning) · acrophase (terms derived from peak) · acrodendrophily (terms derived from top) · acrography (terms derived from beginning) · acronym (terms derived from beginning) · acromegaly (terms derived from extremities) · acrocyanosis (terms derived from extremities) · acrospore (terms derived from tip) · acrohyperhidrosis (terms derived from extremities) · acropathology (terms derived from extremities) · acrocontracture (terms derived from extremities) · acrobalance (terms derived from acrobatics) · acrostatic (terms derived from peak) · acrophyte (terms derived from altitude) · acroedema (terms derived from extremities) · acrocephaly · acrocallosal (terms derived from extremities) · acroarthritis (terms derived from extremities) · acrometagenesis (terms derived from extremities) · acrography (terms derived from etching) · acroblast (terms derived from tip) · acromelic (terms derived from extremities) · acroanaesthesia (terms derived from extremities) · acrodactylum (terms derived from upper) · acrokeratoderma (terms derived from extremities) · acrostomy (terms derived from top) · acrosclerosis (terms derived from extremities) · acrofacial (terms derived from extremities) · acrocoracoid (terms derived from extremities) · acrodysplasia (terms derived from extremities) · acrobatholithic (terms derived from upper) · acropathy (terms derived from extremities) · acrophobe (terms derived from heights) · acrogeria (terms derived from extremities) · acromelanism (terms derived from extremities) · acrolect (terms derived from upper) · acrophobia (terms derived from heights) · acromelalgia (terms derived from extremities) · acroagnosis (terms derived from extremities) · acroparalysis (terms derived from extremities) · acrotrophic (terms derived from top) · acroleukopathy (terms derived from extremities) · acrodynia (terms derived from extremities) · acrodynamic (terms derived from beginning) · acromonogrammatic (terms derived from beginning) · acrocinesia (terms derived from extremities) · acrolentiginous (terms derived from extremities) · acroparesthesia (terms derived from extremities) · acrodendrophile (terms derived from top) · acrocephalic · acroataxia (terms derived from extremities) · acrocentric (terms derived from tip) · acrodysostosis (terms derived from extremities) · acromegalogigantism (terms derived from extremities) · acrophile (terms derived from altitude) · acrostichal (terms derived from top)

wikipedia: international scientific vocabulary