Where does “necropsia” come from?

necropsia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese necro-, from Ancient Greek νεκρός, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

necropsia (Portuguese): necropsy

Definitions

  1. necropsy

Ancestry of “necropsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenecro-necro- relating to death
2Ancient Greekνεκρόςdead; a dead body, corpse; one who is dead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “necropsia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νεκρός →Every word from Portuguese necro- →
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