Where does “carcinogenesis” come from?
Carcinogenesis comes from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, meaning crab or cancer, from Proto-Indo-European karkros, ultimately describing the disease's crab-like appearance.
carcinogenesis (English): The creation of cancer cells
Definitions
- The creation of cancer cells
Ancestry of “carcinogenesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Genesis | The first book in the Hebrew Bible |
| 2 | Latin | genesis | generation, creation, nativity; birth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |