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Where does “cancrena” come from?

cancrena (Italian) comes from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, from Ancient Greek γράω, from Proto-Indo-European *gres-.

cancrena (Italian): gangrene; a damaging or corrupting influence

Definitions

  1. gangrene; a damaging or corrupting influence

Ancestry of “cancrena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingangraenagangrene
2Ancient Greekγάγγραιναgangrene
3Ancient Greekγράωto gnaw, eat
4Proto-Indo-European*gres-—

Words derived from “cancrena”

  • cancrenoso
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