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Where does “καρκίνος” come from?

καρκίνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

καρκίνος (Ancient Greek): crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...

Definitions

  1. crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...

Ancestry of “καρκίνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—

Words derived from “καρκίνος”

  • cancer
  • carcinoma
  • cancel
  • cancellation
  • chancel
  • adenocarcinoma
  • cancerous
  • chancery
  • carcinogenic
  • carcinogenesis
  • canker
  • anticancer
  • carcinogen
  • cancellous
  • carcinoid
  • chancre
  • carcinogenicity
  • precancerous
  • cholangiocarcinoma
  • chancellery
  • choriocarcinoma
  • chancroid
  • carcinomatosis
  • noncancer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →