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Where does “neḱ-rós” come from?

neḱ-rós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

Ancestry of “neḱ-rós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “neḱ-rós”

  • necromancy
  • necromancer
  • necropolis
  • necropsy
  • necrophilia
  • necrology
  • necrophiliac
  • necrophilic
  • necrobiosis
  • necrotrophic
  • necrophile
  • necroinflammatory
  • necrobiotic
  • necropolitics
  • necrophagous
  • necrological
  • necroinflammation
  • necromass
  • necrophilous
  • necrophobia
  • necropolitical
  • necrologist
  • necroscopic
  • necrophilism
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