Where does “myxofibroma” come from?

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

myxofibroma (English): A neoplasm of the jaws

Definitions

  1. A neoplasm of the jaws

Ancestry of “myxofibroma”, step by step

myxofibroma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fibroma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibromaA benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue
2Englishomagrandmother, grandma
3Tibetanའོ་མmilk
4Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
5Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via English myxo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyxomyxomatosis, a rabbit disease transmitted by...
2Ancient Greekμύξαmucus, discharge from the nose; slime of certain...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
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