Where does “dermatofibrosarcoma” come from?
dermatofibrosarcoma (English) comes from English fibrosarcoma, from English sarcoma, from Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō — to enlace.
dermatofibrosarcoma (English): A fibrosarcoma of the skin
Definitions
- A fibrosarcoma of the skin
Ancestry of “dermatofibrosarcoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibrosarcoma | A fibroblastic sarcoma: a malignant tumor derived... |
| 2 | English | sarcoma | A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage,... |
| 3 | Latin | sarcoma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάρκωμα | fleshy growth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |