Where does “gangrena” come from?

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

gangrena (Italian): Alternative form of cancrena

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cancrena

Ancestry of “gangrena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gangrena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gres- →Every word from Ancient Greek γράω →Every word from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα →