Where does “sarkasmo” come from?
sarkasmo (Esperanto) comes from Spanish sarcasmo, from Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
sarkasmo (Esperanto): a sarcastic remark or joke, an act of sarcasm
Definitions
- a sarcastic remark or joke, an act of sarcasm
Ancestry of “sarkasmo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | sarcasmo | sarcasm; snark |
| 2 | Late Latin | sarcasmus | sarcasm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σαρκασμός | bitter irony; sarcasm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “sarkasmo”