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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |
via Ancient Greek κήλη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κήλη | tumour, swelling; hernia, rupture; hump on a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂u-l-eh₂ | tumour |