Etymograph

English

acanthion

Acanthion comes from New Latin acanthion, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἄκανθα ‘thorn’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκανθαákantha‘thorn’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900acanthion
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1987same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄκανθαákantha‘thorn’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900acanthion
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1987same form

Earliest quotation: 1987, D.M. Wilmot, Gail A. Sharko: “The central ray is directed to a point just…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα

Today it means

noun A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄκανθα / acanthion

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