Where does “cangrenă” come from?
cangrenă (Romanian) comes from French gangrène, from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα, from Ancient Greek γράω, from Proto-Indo-European *gres-.
cangrenă (Romanian): gangrene
Definitions
- gangrene
Ancestry of “cangrenă”, step by step
cangrenă traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gangrène
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gangrène | gangrene; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | gangraena | gangrene |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γάγγραινα | gangrene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράω | to gnaw, eat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *gres- | — |
via French gangrener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gangrener | to develop gangrene; to completely corrupt |