Where does “antitumor” come from?
Antitumor is a modern English compound of anti- from Ancient Greek ἀντί meaning "against" and tumor from Latin tumor derived from tumeo meaning "to swell."
antitumor (English): Inhibiting the development of a tumor; Any...
Definitions
- Inhibiting the development of a tumor; Any...
Ancestry of “antitumor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumor | An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis... |
| 2 | Middle English | tumour | tumour; The growth of tumours or boils |
| 3 | Old French | tumour | tumor |
| 4 | Latin | tumor | The state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |