Where does “νεκρο-” come from?

νεκρο- (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νεκρός, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

νεκρο- (Ancient Greek): Used to derive words relating to death or the...

Definitions

  1. Used to derive words relating to death or the...

Ancestry of “νεκρο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεκρόςdead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νεκρός →