Where does “sarcasme” come from?
sarcasme (French) comes from Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
sarcasme (French): sarcasm
Ancestry of “sarcasme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sarcasmus | sarcasm |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σαρκασμός | bitter irony; sarcasm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “sarcasme”