Where does “gangreen” come from?

gangreen (Dutch) comes from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, from Ancient Greek γράω, from Proto-Indo-European *gres-.

gangreen (Dutch): gangrene

Definitions

  1. gangrene

Ancestry of “gangreen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingangraenagangrene
2Ancient Greekγάγγραιναgangrene
3Ancient Greekγράωto gnaw, eat
4Proto-Indo-European*gres-—

Words derived from “gangreen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gres- →Every word from Ancient Greek γράω →Every word from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα →