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Where does “antioncogenetic” come from?

antioncogenetic (English) comes from English oncogenetic, from English onco-, from New Latin onco-, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος, from Proto-Italic onkos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ónkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

antioncogenetic (English): Inhibiting oncogenesis

Definitions

  1. Inhibiting oncogenesis

Ancestry of “antioncogenetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoncogeneticRelating to oncogenetics
2Englishonco-Pertaining to tumors
3New Latinonco-tumor
4Ancient Greekὄγκοςbulk, volume, mass, heap, weight; tumor;...
5Proto-Italiconkos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ónkosbend, turn
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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