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