Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*neḱ-
- Ancient Greekνεκρός (nekrós)
- Englishnecro-
From 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”). By surface analysis, necr- + -o-.
More words from Ancient Greek
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Finnish nekro-
- nekro-related to death
French nécro-
- nécro-related to death
German nekro-
- nekro-related to death
Greek νεκρο-
- νεκρο- (nekro-)related to death
Italian necro-
- necro-related to death
Japanese 影霊
- 影霊 (kagerei)related to death
Polish nekro-
- nekro-related to death
Portuguese necro-
- necro-related to death
Russian некро-
- некро- (nekro-)related to death
Spanish necro-
- necro-related to death
Swedish nekro-
- nekro-related to death
Cite this entry
necro-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necro-
“necro-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necro-. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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