Where does “insulinoma” come from?

insulinoma (English) comes from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

insulinoma (English): A tumour of the pancreas that secretes insulin

Definitions

  1. A tumour of the pancreas that secretes insulin

Ancestry of “insulinoma”, step by step

insulinoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishomagrandmother, grandma
2Tibetanའོ་མmilk
3Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via English insulin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsulinA polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate...
2LatinĪnsula—
3Proto-Italicenselā—

Words derived from “insulinoma”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Tibetan མ →Every word from Tibetan འོ་མ →
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