necro-
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editFrom Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead body”), from the Proto-Indo-European suffixed full-grade *nekro- of *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”); see also Middle Welsh angheu (“death”), Breton ankou, Old Irish éc, Latin noxius (“harmful”), nocēo (“to hurt, harm”), nex (“murder, violent death”) (as opposed to mors), Old Persian 𐎻𐎴𐎰𐎹𐎫𐎹 (vi-n-θ-y-t-y /vi-nathayatiy/, “he injures”), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (nasiieiti, “disappears”), 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬎- (nasu-, “corpse”), Sanskrit नश्यति (naśyati, “disappear, perish”).
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editItalian
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editFrom Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”).
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editPortuguese
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editFrom Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”).
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- necro- (relating to death)
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editFrom Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”).
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editFurther reading
edit- “necro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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