Par-is a variant of the prefixpara-,which is ultimately from the Greek prepositionpará,meaning “beside, beyond,” among other senses.Parabolaandparadoxare two familiar words that feature this prefix. The prefixpara-became extended to mean “abnormal” or “defective,” especially in medical cont...
【Word Origin】"highest point," 1560s, from Greek akme "(highest) point, edge; peak of anything,"from PIE root *ak- "sharp" (seeacrid).Written in Greek letters until c.1620. The U.S.grocerystore chain was founded 1891 inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ...
【Word Origin】"highest point," 1560s, from Greek akme "(highest) point, edge; peak of anything," from PIE root *ak- "sharp" (see acrid). Written in Greek letters until c.1620. The U.S. grocery store chain was founded 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 【Vo...
【Word Origin】1712, formed irregularly from Latin acer (fem. acris) "sharp,pungent, bitter, eager,fierce,"from PIE *akri- "sharp," from root *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce"(cognates: Oscan akrid (ablative singular) "sharply;" Greek akis "sharp point," akros "at ...
word-forming element meaning "highest, topmost, at the extremities," before vowelsacr-, from Latinized form of Greekakro-"pertaining to an end, extreme," fromakros"at the end, at the top, outermost; consummate, excellent" (from PIE*akri-, from root*ak-"be sharp, rise (out) to a poin...