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Where does “antimyeloma” come from?

antimyeloma (English) comes from English myeloma, from English -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

antimyeloma (English): That destroys or counteracts the effects of...

Definitions

  1. That destroys or counteracts the effects of...

Ancestry of “antimyeloma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyelomaA malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone...
2English-omaForming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;...
3Ancient Greek-ωμᾰdisease, tumor
4Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
5Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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