Where does “σαρκόμφαλον” come from?
σαρκόμφαλον (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.
σαρκόμφαλον (Ancient Greek): fleshy excrescence on the navel
Definitions
- fleshy excrescence on the navel
Ancestry of “σαρκόμφαλον”, step by step
σαρκόμφαλον 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 |