English
soma
Soma comes from Ancient Greek σῶμα ‘body’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶμαsôma‘body’
- Englishtodaysoma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσῶμαsôma‘body’
- Englishtodaysoma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- ‘to swell’
butter, tumor, tomb, tumour, truffle, tumultuous, tuff, trifle, tyrosine, tumult, tuber, turgid, tufa, madrasa, 43 more
Today it means
noun The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σῶμα / soma