Where does “gangraena” come from?

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

gangraena (Latin): gangrene

Definitions

  1. gangrene

Ancestry of “gangraena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gangraena”

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