marantic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαραίνω“I waste away, wither”
2. Koine Greek · derived fromμαραντικός“wasting away”
3. English todaymarantic

Probably from Koine Greek μαραντικός (marantikós, “wasting away”), from the aorist stem of Ancient Greek μαραίνω (maraínō, “I waste away, wither”).