acro-
See also: acro
Translingual
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from New Latin acro- (“pointed, first, high”) (from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”)).
Related terms
Translingual terms prefixed with acro-
English
Etymology
Related terms
English terms prefixed with acro-
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.kroː/
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “highest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌa.kro/
- Hyphenation: à‧cro-
Related terms
Italian terms prefixed with acro-
Spanish
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with acro-
Further reading
- “acro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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