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Etymology of the English word sarcastic

the English word sarcastic
derived from the English word sarcasm
derived from the Late Latin word sarcasmus
derived from the Greek word sarkasmos, σαρκασμός
derived from the Greek word sarkazein
derived from the Greek word sarx, σάρξ (flesh; flesh (as stripped of the skin); (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or a human being (as such); flesh (as stripped of the skin); (strictly) the meat of an animal (as food), or (by extension) the body (as opposed to the soul (or spirit), or as the symbol of what is external, or as the means of kindred), or human nature (with its frailties (physically or morally) and passions), or (specially), a human being (as such))
using the English suffix -astic

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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