Where does “cancerpatient” come from?

cancerpatient (Danish) comes from Danish cancer, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

cancerpatient (Danish): Synonym of kræftpatient

Definitions

  1. Synonym of kræftpatient

Ancestry of “cancerpatient”, step by step

cancerpatient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish cancer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishcancercancer; Something perceived as bad
2Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
3Proto-Italickankroscrab
4Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Danish patient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpatientpatient person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person
2Latinpatiēnssuffering, enduring
3LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →