Where does “chemoradiation” come from?
Chemoradiation is a modern English compound combining chemotherapy and radiation, ultimately derived from Latin radiatio, meaning the act of radiating or emitting rays.
chemoradiation (English): a combination of chemotherapy and radiation
Definitions
- a combination of chemotherapy and radiation
Ancestry of “chemoradiation”, step by step
chemoradiation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English radiation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | radiation | The shooting forth of anything from a point or... |
| 2 | Latin | radiatio | glittering, shining, radiation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English chemo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemo | Clipping of chemotherapy |