Etymology

akroposthion

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Today it means: The tip of the foreskin which extends beyond the glans. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀκροπόσθιον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπόσθη“penis; foreskin”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκρον“tip”
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκροπόσθιον
  4. English todayakroposthion

From Ancient Greek ἀκροπόσθιον (akropósthion), from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip”) + Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē, “penis; foreskin”). By surface analysis, akro- + Ancient Greek πόσθιον (pósthion).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄκρον all →

Akronacronymacromegalyacronemeacropetal

Ancient Greekπόσθη all →

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