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Where does “σάρκωμα” come from?

σάρκωμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.

σάρκωμα (Ancient Greek): fleshy growth

Definitions

  1. fleshy growth

Ancestry of “σάρκωμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
2Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
3Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
4Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

Words derived from “σάρκωμα”

  • sarcoma
  • osteosarcoma
  • rhabdomyosarcoma
  • chondrosarcoma
  • fibrosarcoma
  • lymphosarcoma
  • leiomyosarcoma
  • angiosarcoma
  • liposarcoma
  • sarcomatous
  • sarcomatoid
  • hemangiosarcoma
  • carcinosarcoma
  • gliosarcoma
  • adenosarcoma
  • neurofibrosarcoma
  • lymphangiosarcoma
  • myosarcoma
  • pseudosarcomatous
  • nonrhabdomyosarcoma
  • myxosarcoma
  • melanosarcoma
  • neurosarcoma
  • histiosarcoma
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