Where does “gastrocarcinoma” come from?
gastrocarcinoma (English) comes from English gastro, from English gastroenteritis, from English enteritis, from English enter, from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
gastrocarcinoma (English): gastric carcinoma
Definitions
- gastric carcinoma
Ancestry of “gastrocarcinoma”, step by step
gastrocarcinoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gastro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gastro | Gastroenteritis |
| 2 | English | gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the... |
| 3 | English | enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines, generally the... |
| 4 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 5 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 6 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 7 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 8 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 9 | Latin | interus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
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 | — |