前綴acro- 來源於拉丁語akro-,akro-來源於akros意思是“at the end,at the top”，也就是說，akros一直縯變成前綴acro-意思基本上沒有變。爲什麽變成acro-，而不是縯變成別的詞綴呢？這個可以通過音變槼律找到答案，c-k發音/k/，二者發生了音變。前後綴在元音前變成了acr-，有的書籍上叫把這個叫做acro-的音變。

前綴acr-與詞根acr書寫完全一樣的，但是一個是詞根，一個是前綴，不可混淆。

詞源：

A tip, height, or extremity.

[Greek akron, a tip or summit.]

An acrobat (Greek bainein, to walk) is literally someone who walks on tiptoe; an acropolis (Greek polis, city) was a fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically on a hill; an acronym (Greek onuma,name) is a word formed from the initial letters of a phrase.

In medicine, the acromion is the outward end of the spine of the shoulder blade. Medical conditions include acromegaly (Greek megas, great), abnormal growth of the extremities and face caused by excessive production of growth hormone, and acrophobia, extreme or irrational fear of heights.

Some words that look as though they include this prefix actually contain Latin acer, pungent or acrid: acrolein, a sharp-smelling liquid; acrimonious, of an angry or bitter exchange.