Where does “sarcou” come from?
sarcou (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sarcovum, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.
sarcou (Old French): coffin
Definitions
- coffin
Ancestry of “sarcou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sarcovum | — |
| 2 | Latin | sarcophagus | a grave, sepulchre; flesh-devouring, carnivorous;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σαρκοφάγος | flesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |