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