Etymology

necromass

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Today it means: The mass of dead timber in a forest, dead bacteria etc. Full definition →

English mass ← Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós) ← Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*neḱ-
  2. Ancient Greekνεκρός (nekrós)
  3. Englishnecro-
  4. Englishmass
  5. English todaynecromass

From necro- + mass.

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