Where does “dysgerminoma” come from?
dysgerminoma (English) comes from English Germ, from English German, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
dysgerminoma (English): A kind of germ cell tumor, usually malignant and...
Definitions
- A kind of germ cell tumor, usually malignant and...
Ancestry of “dysgerminoma”, step by step
dysgerminoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Germ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Germ | a German person |
| 2 | English | German | A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of... |
| 3 | Latin | Germānia | Germany in its various senses, including |
| 4 | Latin | Germānī | Native people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus |
| 5 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English carcinoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carcinoma | An invasive malignant tumor derived from... |
| 2 | Latin | carcinōma | carcinoma |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνωμα | eating sore or ulcer; cancer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καρκινόω | to suffer from cancer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνος | crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | karkros | — |