'acroama' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'akroama,' where 'akro-' meant 'top' or 'extreme' and '-ama' referred to 'hearing' or 'listening.'

'akroama' was adopted into Latin as 'acroama,' and eventually became the modern English word 'acroama.'

Initially, it meant 'something heard,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a lecture or discourse.'