Where does “carcinoma” come from?

Carcinoma comes from Latin carcinoma, from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα, derived from Ancient Greek καρκίνος meaning crab, with the Proto-Indo-European suffix -mn̥.

carcinoma (English): An invasive malignant tumor derived from...

Definitions

  1. An invasive malignant tumor derived from...

Ancestry of “carcinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarcinōmacarcinoma
2Ancient Greekκαρκίνωμαeating sore or ulcer; cancer
3Ancient Greekκαρκινόωto suffer from cancer
4Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros

Words derived from “carcinoma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkrosEvery word from Ancient Greek καρκίνοςEvery word from Ancient Greek καρκινόω