Etymology

acrolobe

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Today it means: The central portion of a cephalon or pygidium of an agnostoid trilobite. Full definition →

English lobe ← Latin lobus ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros)
  5. Englishacro-
  6. Latinlobus
  7. Englishlobe
  8. English todayacrolobe

From acro- + lobe.

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