Where does “-mel-” come from?
-mel- (English) comes from English melanoma, from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
-mel- (English): a monoclonal antibody that targets melanomas
Definitions
- a monoclonal antibody that targets melanomas
Ancestry of “-mel-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | melanoma | A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising... |
| 2 | English | oma | grandmother, grandma |
| 3 | Tibetan | འོ་མ | — |
| 4 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |