Where does “adenocarcinoma” come from?

Adenocarcinoma combines English adenoma (from Ancient Greek ἀδήν "gland") with carcinoma (from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα, derived from καρκίνος "crab," referring to tumor appearance).

adenocarcinoma (English): Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate...

Definitions

  1. Any of several forms of carcinoma that originate...

Ancestry of “adenocarcinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarcinomaAn invasive malignant tumor derived from...
2Latincarcinōmacarcinoma
3Ancient Greekκαρκίνωμαeating sore or ulcer; cancer
4Ancient Greekκαρκινόωto suffer from cancer
5Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—

Words derived from “adenocarcinoma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκινόω →