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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

  1. Alternative form of sarcopenie

Ancestry of “sarcopenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsarcopeniegradual age-related loss of skeletal muscle;...
2Frenchsarcopénie—
3Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
4Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
5Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
6Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace
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