{"id":1178,"date":"2021-05-30T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2021-06-16T11:42:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:42:29","slug":"acme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1178","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology 11 &#8211; Acme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 11 &amp;#8211; Acme\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-30T12:03:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are looking at the word acme [\u02c8\u00e6k.mi], which is today\u2019s word of the day on Dictionary.com.\n\n\n\nDictionary.com defines it as \u201cthe highest point, summit or peak\u201d, and Lexico.com defines it as \u201cthe point at which someone or something is best, pe...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1821\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1178-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1178-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"acme2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are looking at the word <strong>acme<\/strong> [\u02c8\u00e6k.mi], which is today\u2019s word of the day on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/e\/word-of-the-day\/\">Dictionary.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeepersmedia\/27134297164\/in\/photolist-HkLncJ-7zmMuJ-2jzWhi-PXQZ-4JQMdA-aeHC1N-7RLyMf-92qs2V-MCWw3X-hLYB5-p5HpcN-aBDS3D-dJyTbD-877oQj-6bq4jD-7oq8U-4JLwVa-6cttzj-4WEhf8-4sJVG8-csGEUY-61LFBg-8gt1dT-5PmKJm-2kyjb8Y-22CJ3TY-7zmfmB-4Jg4JF-sywX-bagT8D-6TD28X-aBi8Gy-4XcQFM-e5Nb2v-9pNXtd-e5TLJq-4fM5T9-d9Tuo-4Jg6DR-2jnMxWH-5qWqfq-HaVYG5-hwwE6-jTjCPt-kyyE4-4Jg5we-7vLpiM-4MzYCT-8j6LMd-CYAj8h\" title=\"ACME\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7506\/27134297164_6c608799c7_z.jpg\" alt=\"ACME\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/acme\">Dictionary.com<\/a> defines it as \u201cthe highest point, summit or peak\u201d, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexico.com\/en\/definition\/acme\">Lexico.com<\/a> defines it as \u201cthe point at which someone or something is best, perfect or most successful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It comes from the Ancient Greek word <em>\u1f00\u03ba\u03bc\u03ae<\/em> [ak\u02c8mi] (point, edge; the highest or culminating point of something, bloom, flower, prime, zenith, especially of a person&#8217;s age; the best or most fitting time), from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*h\u2082e\u1e31-<\/em> (sharp) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/acme\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>English words from the same PIE root include: acid, acronym, acute, edge, oxygen and vinegar [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_Proto-Indo-European_root_*h%E2%82%82e%E1%B8%B1-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>To me, acme reminds me of the Roadrunner cartoons, in which Wile E Coyote tries to catch the roadrunner using all sorts of material and equipment from the Acme corporation, none of which seems to work very well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PkBu-mnXOAk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y2O7KKUcBdc\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y2O7KKUcBdc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about etymology on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 11 &amp;#8211; Acme\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-05-30T12:03:00+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we are looking at the word acme [\u02c8\u00e6k.mi], which is today\u2019s word of the day on Dictionary.com.\n\n\n\nDictionary.com defines it as \u201cthe highest point, summit or peak\u201d, and Lexico.com defines it as \u201cthe point at which someone or something is best, pe...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1822\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1178-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1178-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/acme2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"acme2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we are looking at the word acme [\u02c8\u00e6k.mi], which is today\u2019s word of the day on Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com defines it as \u201cthe highest point, summit or peak\u201d, and Lexico.com defines it as \u201cthe point at which someone or something is best, perfect or most successful\u201d. It comes from the Ancient Greek word \u1f00\u03ba\u03bc\u03ae [ak\u02c8mi] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,97,20,56,4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-ancient-greek-","category-english","category-etymology","category-language","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1178"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1184,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1178\/revisions\/1184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}