Where does “σαρκαστικός” come from?
σαρκαστικός (Greek) comes from French sarcastique, from French sarcasme, from Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
σαρκαστικός (Greek): sarcastic, taunting, mordant
Definitions
- sarcastic, taunting, mordant
Ancestry of “σαρκαστικός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sarcastique | sarcastic |
| 2 | French | sarcasme | sarcasm |
| 3 | Latin | sarcasmus | sarcasm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σαρκασμός | bitter irony; sarcasm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |