Where does “cholangiocarcinoma” come from?

cholangiocarcinoma (English) comes from English carcinoma, from Latin carcinōma, from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα, from Ancient Greek καρκινόω, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

cholangiocarcinoma (English): cancer of the bile duct

Definitions

  1. cancer of the bile duct

Ancestry of “cholangiocarcinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarcinomaAn invasive malignant tumor derived from...
2Latincarcinōmacarcinoma
3Ancient Greekκαρκίνωμαeating sore or ulcer; cancer
4Ancient Greekκαρκινόωto suffer from cancer
5Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—

Words derived from “cholangiocarcinoma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκινόω →