ACROSTIC - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
Categories: Literary composition, Literary work
Synonyms
Word square, Acrostic
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "acrostic" comes from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ-. It started in Ancient Greek ἀκροστιχίς. Then it appeared in Late Latin acrostichis, which was borrowed from Middle French acrostiche. Many other languages have similar words:.
- French: acrostiche
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.