Where does “corticocancellous” come from?

corticocancellous (English) comes from English cancellous, from Latin cancellus, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

corticocancellous (English): Both cortical and cancellous

Definitions

  1. Both cortical and cancellous

Ancestry of “corticocancellous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcancellousHaving low density and strength but high surface...
2Latincancellusone of the bars which, in the form of a grid,...
3Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
4Proto-Italickankroscrab
5Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-