Where does “sarko” come from?
sarko (Ido) comes from Esperanto ĉerko, from French cercueil, from Old French sarqueu, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω — to enlace.
sarko (Ido): coffin
Definitions
- coffin
Ancestry of “sarko”, step by step
sarko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĉerko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉerko | coffin |
| 2 | French | cercueil | coffin, casket |
| 3 | Old French | sarqueu | — |
| 4 | Latin | sarcophagus | a grave, sepulchre; flesh-devouring, carnivorous;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σαρκοφάγος | flesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |