Sarcasm
mid 16th century: from French sarcasme, or via late Latin from late Greek sarkasmos, from Greek sarkazein ‘tear flesh’, in late Greek ‘gnash the teeth, speak bitterly’ (from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’).
wiktionary
From Late Latin sarcasmus, from Ancient Greek σαρκασμός(sarkasmós, “a sneer”), from σαρκάζω(sarkázō, “I gnash the teeth (in anger)”, literally “I strip off the flesh”), from σάρξ(sárx, “flesh”).
etymonline
sarcasm (n.)
1570s, sarcasmus, from Late Latin sarcasmus, from late Greek sarkasmos "a sneer, jest, taunt, mockery," from sarkazein "to speak bitterly, sneer," literally "to strip off the flesh," from sarx (genitive sarkos) "flesh," properly "piece of meat," traditionally from PIE root *twerk-, *tuerk- "to cut" (source also of Avestan thwares "to cut"), but Beekes is dubious. Current form of the English word is from 1610s. For nuances of usage, see humor (n.).
