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Where does “Sarkophag” come from?

Sarkophag (German) comes from French sarcophage, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

Sarkophag (German): sarcophagus

Definitions

  1. sarcophagus

Ancestry of “Sarkophag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsarcophagesarcophagus; sleeping bag
2Latinsarcophagusa grave, sepulchre; flesh-devouring, carnivorous;...
3Ancient Greekσαρκοφάγοςflesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus
4Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
5Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
6Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
7Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

Words derived from “Sarkophag”

  • szarkofág
  • szarkofágok
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