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Where does “cytoma” come from?

cytoma (English) comes from English -oma, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

cytoma (English): A cell tumor

Definitions

  1. A cell tumor

Ancestry of “cytoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-omaForming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;...
2Ancient Greek-ωμᾰdisease, tumor
3Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
4Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “cytoma”

  • pheochromocytoma
  • oligoastrocytoma
  • pineocytoma
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