The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσάρξ“flesh”
- English todaysarcolite
From sarco- + -lite, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) for its reddish fleshy color, and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for being a mineral.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekσάρξ all →
sarcasticcoenosarcendosarcperisarcsarco-sarcodesarmassophobia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.