Where does “σαρκοκήλη” come from?

σαρκοκήλη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

σαρκοκήλη (Ancient Greek): sarcocele, a fleshy excrescence on the testicles

Definitions

  1. sarcocele, a fleshy excrescence on the testicles

Ancestry of “σαρκοκήλη”, step by step

σαρκοκήλη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σάρξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
2Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
3Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
4Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰōto enlace, crown, encircle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

via Ancient Greek κήλη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκήληtumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂u-l-eh₂tumour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰōEvery word from Ancient Greek στέφω
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