Where does “antineoplastic” come from?
Antineoplastic derives from English plastic and Ancient Greek ἀντί (anti-, "against") combined with νέος (neos, "new") and -σις (-sis, a suffix forming nouns of action or state), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "new."
antineoplastic (English): Inhibiting the development of tumours; Any such...
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- Inhibiting the development of tumours; Any such...
Ancestry of “antineoplastic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neoplastic | of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplasty or... |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |