| 1 | Latin | sarcophagus | a grave, sepulchre; flesh-devouring, carnivorous;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σαρκοφάγος | flesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus |
| 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 |