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Where does “νεκρός” come from?

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

νεκρός (Ancient Greek): dead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead

Definitions

  1. dead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead

Ancestry of “νεκρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “νεκρός”

  • necromancy
  • necromancer
  • necropolis
  • necropsy
  • necrophilia
  • necrology
  • necrophiliac
  • necrophilic
  • necrobiosis
  • necrotrophic
  • necrophile
  • necroinflammatory
  • necrobiotic
  • necropolitics
  • necrophagous
  • necrological
  • necroinflammation
  • necromass
  • necrophilous
  • necrophobia
  • necropolitical
  • necrologist
  • necroscopic
  • necrophilism
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