Where does “leiomyosarcomatosis” come from?
leiomyosarcomatosis (English) comes from English leiomyosarcoma, from English sarcoma, from Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō — to enlace.
leiomyosarcomatosis (English): The presence of leiomyosarcomas
Definitions
- The presence of leiomyosarcomas
Ancestry of “leiomyosarcomatosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leiomyosarcoma | A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle |
| 2 | English | sarcoma | A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage,... |
| 3 | Latin | sarcoma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάρκωμα | fleshy growth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |