Where does “chemoprevention” come from?

chemoprevention (English) comes from English prevention, from Middle English prevencion, from Finnish preventio — prevention.

chemoprevention (English): the prevention of disease by the use of food...

Definitions

  1. the prevention of disease by the use of food...

Ancestry of “chemoprevention”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreventionThe act of preventing or hindering; obstruction...
2Middle Englishprevencion—
3Finnishpreventioprevention

Words derived from “chemoprevention”

Every word from Finnish preventio →Every word from Middle English prevencion →Every word from English prevention →