- ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- gangrene (n.)
- 1540s, from L. gangraena, from Gk. gangraina "an eating or
gnawing sore," lit. "that which eats away,"
reduplicated form of gran- "to gnaw," from PIE root *gras-
(see gastric).
WIKIPEDIA
The etymology of gangrene derives from the Latin word gangraena and from the Greek gangraina (γάγγραινα), which means "putrefaction of tissues".
Friday, 23 November 2012
gangrene=الغنغرينا
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