Where does “sarcopenia” come from?
sarcopenia (Dutch) comes from Dutch sarcopenie, from French sarcopénie, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.
sarcopenia (Dutch): Alternative form of sarcopenie
Definitions
- Alternative form of sarcopenie
Ancestry of “sarcopenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sarcopenie | gradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle;... |
| 2 | French | sarcopénie | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |