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Where does “anticarcinogen” come from?

anticarcinogen (English) comes from English carcinogen, from English -gen, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

anticarcinogen (English): Any substance that reduces the occurrence or...

Definitions

  1. Any substance that reduces the occurrence or...

Ancestry of “anticarcinogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarcinogenA substance or agent that can cause cancer
2English-genA producer of something, e.g. hydrogen
3French-gène-gen, -genic
4Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
5Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
6Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “anticarcinogen”

  • anticarcinogenic
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