'acrocoracoid' originates from Greek, specifically the words 'akron' meaning 'tip' and 'korax' meaning 'raven' or 'crow', referring to the shape of the bone.

'akron' and 'korax' combined in Greek to form 'akrokorakoeidēs', which was adopted into scientific Latin as 'acrocoracoid'.

Initially, it referred to the shape resembling a raven's beak, but over time it evolved into its current anatomical meaning.