English
acrolith
Acrolith comes from Ancient Greek ἀκρόλιθος ‘with extremities consisting of marble, while…’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκρόλιθοςakrólithos‘with extremities consisting of marble, while the rest of the structure consists of wood’
- Englishtodayacrolith
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀκρόλιθοςakrólithos‘with extremities consisting of marble, while the rest of the structure consists of wood’
- Englishtodayacrolith
Equivalent to acro- + -lith
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἀκρόλιθος
Today it means
noun An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀκρόλιθος / acrolith