Where does “alvleesklierkanker” come from?
alvleesklierkanker (Dutch) comes from Dutch alvleesklier, from Dutch alvlees, from Ancient Greek πάγκρεας, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs — to speak, to sound out.
alvleesklierkanker (Dutch): pancreatic cancer
Definitions
- pancreatic cancer
Ancestry of “alvleesklierkanker”, step by step
alvleesklierkanker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch alvleesklier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | alvleesklier | pancreas |
| 2 | Dutch | alvlees | pancreas |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάγκρεας | pancreas, sweetbread |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | voice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Dutch kanker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kanker | cancer; Something incredibly bad, poor or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | canker | — |
| 3 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |