Where does “intertumoral” come from?
intertumoral (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intertumoral (English): Between tumors
Definitions
- Between tumors
Ancestry of “intertumoral”, step by step
intertumoral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English tumoral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumoral | Of or pertaining to a tumor/tumour |
| 2 | English | tumor | An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis... |
| 3 | Middle English | tumour | tumour; The growth of tumours or boils |
| 4 | Old French | tumour | tumor |
| 5 | Latin | tumor | The state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |