Where does “νεκρός” come from?
νεκρός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek νεκρός, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
νεκρός (Greek): dead; dead, lifeless; dead man, decedent
Definitions
- dead; dead, lifeless; dead man, decedent
Ancestry of “νεκρός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | νεκρός | dead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |