Where does “adenomyosarcoma” come from?
adenomyosarcoma (English) comes from English myosarcoma, from English sarcoma, from Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō — to enlace.
adenomyosarcoma (English): A myosarcoma that contains striated muscle cells
Definitions
- A myosarcoma that contains striated muscle cells
Ancestry of “adenomyosarcoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myosarcoma | A malignant muscle tumor |
| 2 | English | sarcoma | A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage,... |
| 3 | Latin | sarcoma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάρκωμα | fleshy growth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |