Where does “gangrene” come from?

Gangrene comes from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gras-.

gangrene (English): The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused...

Definitions

  1. The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused...

Ancestry of “gangrene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgangrènegangrene; first-person singular present...
2Latingangraenagangrene
3Ancient Greekγάγγραιναgangrene
4Ancient Greekγράωto gnaw, eat
5Proto-Indo-European*gres-—

Words derived from “gangrene”

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