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Where does “κρέας” come from?

κρέας (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kréwas, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

κρέας (Ancient Greek): flesh, meat; carcass, body

Definitions

  1. flesh, meat; carcass, body

Ancestry of “κρέας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickréwas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “κρέας”

  • pancreas
  • pancreatitis
  • creatine
  • pancreatectomy
  • phosphocreatine
  • pancreatoduodenectomy
  • hepatopancreas
  • creatic
  • creodont
  • creatinuria
  • creatinemia
  • creatinase
  • peripancreatitis
  • splenopancreas
  • akreophagy
  • kreophagy
  • pancreas
  • pancréas
  • pancréatique
  • pancréatiquement
  • hépatopancréatique
  • kreosot
  • κρέας
  • πάγκρεας
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