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
- An invasive malignant tumor derived from...
Ancestry of “carcinoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | carcinōma | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνωμα | eating sore or ulcer; cancer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καρκινόω | to suffer from cancer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνος | crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | karkros | — |
Words derived from “carcinoma”