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
| 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 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |
Words derived from “σαρκοφάγος”