Where does “glucagonoma” come from?
glucagonoma (English) comes from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
glucagonoma (English): A tumour of the pancreas characterized by...
Definitions
- A tumour of the pancreas characterized by...
Ancestry of “glucagonoma”, step by step
glucagonoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | oma | grandmother, grandma |
| 2 | Tibetan | འོ་མ | milk |
| 3 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via English glucagon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | glucagon | A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that... |
| 2 | English | gluco- | sweetness; glucose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γλυκύς | sweet |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *dlukús | — |