Where does “sarkasme” come from?

sarkasme (Indonesian) comes from Dutch sarcasme, 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.

sarkasme (Indonesian): sarcasm: Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice

Definitions

  1. sarcasm: Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice

Ancestry of “sarkasme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsarcasmesarcasm
2Frenchsarcasmesarcasm
3Latinsarcasmussarcasm
4Ancient Greekσαρκασμόςbitter irony; sarcasm
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from Ancient Greek -μόςEvery word from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός
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