'acrophony' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'akrophōnia,' where 'akro-' meant 'top' or 'beginning' and 'phōnē' meant 'sound.'

'akrophōnia' transformed into the English word 'acrophony' through Latin and eventually became the modern English word 'acrophony.'

Initially, it meant 'the use of a symbol for the initial sound,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.