Where does “autosarcophagy” come from?
autosarcophagy (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autosarcophagy (English): The eating of one's own flesh
Definitions
- The eating of one's own flesh
Ancestry of “autosarcophagy”, step by step
autosarcophagy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English sarcophagy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sarcophagy | The practice of eating flesh |
| 2 | English | sarco- | flesh |
| 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 | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |