Where does “κᾰρκῐ́νωμᾰ” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. eating sore or ulcer; cancer

Ancestry of “κᾰρκῐ́νωμᾰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαρκινόωto suffer from cancer
2Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκινόω →