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Where does “sarcites” come from?

sarcites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σαρκίτης, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

sarcites (Latin): An unknown kind of precious stone

Definitions

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Ancestry of “sarcites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσαρκίτης—
2Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
3Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
4Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
5Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace
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