Words that come from Ancient Greek “νεκρός”

125 words across 14 languages descend from Ancient Greek νεκρός — including necromancy, necromancer, necropolis, necropsy, necrophilia, necrology, necrophiliac, necrophilic.

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English (61)

Italian (29)

Spanish (8)

Greek (6)

Portuguese (6)

Ancient Greek (5)

Latin (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Slovene (1)

Middle French (1)

Japanese (1)

Russian (1)

Old French (1)

Koine Greek (1)