Where does “σαρκόπυον” come from?

σαρκόπυον (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.

σαρκόπυον (Ancient Greek): purulent flesh

Definitions

  1. purulent flesh

Ancestry of “σαρκόπυον”, step by step

σαρκόπυον 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 πύον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπύονpus, discharge from a sore
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰōEvery word from Ancient Greek στέφω