Where does “καρκίνωμα” come from?

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

καρκίνωμα (Ancient Greek): eating sore or ulcer; cancer

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	καρκινόω	to suffer from cancer
2	Ancient Greek	καρκίνος	crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	karkros	—

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