Where does “σαρκοφάγος” come from?

σαρκοφάγος (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.

σαρκοφάγος (Ancient Greek): flesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus

Definitions

flesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus

Ancestry of “σαρκοφάγος”, step by step

σαρκοφάγος traces back through 3 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 φαγεῖν

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	φαγεῖν	aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον

via Ancient Greek φᾰγεῖν

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	φᾰγεῖν	to eat

Words derived from “σαρκοφάγος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek στέφω →