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Where does “sarqueu” come from?

sarqueu (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “sarqueu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsarcophagusa grave, sepulchre; flesh-devouring, carnivorous;...
2Ancient Greekσαρκοφάγοςflesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus
3Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
4Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
5Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
6Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

Words derived from “sarqueu”

  • cercueil
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