-acanto

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

Suffix

-acanto (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -acanta, masculine plural -acantos, feminine plural -acantas)

1. -acanthous

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -acanto

dipteracanto

estauracanto

heteracanto

pentacanto

poliacanto

Further reading

• “-acanto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

Suffix

-acanto (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -acanta, masculine plural -acantos, feminine plural -acantas)

1. -acanthous

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -acanto

anacanto

Further reading

• “-acanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025