Where does “carcinocyte” come from?
carcinocyte (English) comes from English carcino-, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.
carcinocyte (English): A single tumor cell
Ancestry of “carcinocyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | carcino- | Cancer; crab, crustacean |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνος | crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | karkros | — |