English
anasarca
Anasarca comes from Ancient Greek σάρξ ‘flesh, body’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*twerḱ-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*turḱ-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσάρξsárx‘flesh, body’
- Englishtodayanasarca
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*twerḱ-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*turḱ-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσάρξsárx‘flesh, body’
- Englishtodayanasarca
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- ‘to cut’
trunk, trench, sarcastic, truncation, truncheon, truncate, 15 more
through Ancient Greek σάρξ ‘flesh, body’
Today it means
noun Severe generalised oedema.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- / anasarca