Where does “νεκρο-” come from?

νεκρο- (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νεκρός, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

νεκρο- (Greek): necro-

Definitions

  1. necro-

Ancestry of “νεκρο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεκρόςdead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “νεκρο-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νεκρός →