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Where does “neoplastic” come from?

Neoplastic comes from English plastic, Latin plasticus, Ancient Greek νέος meaning new and -σις, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning new and -kos.

neoplastic (English): of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplasty or...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplasty or...

Ancestry of “neoplastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishneo-new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to...
2Ancient Greekνέοςyoung; youthful; new, fresh
3Latinfēlēs—
4Hungarianfélto fear, to be afraid of something; to fear...
5Proto-Uralicpidetall
6Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
7Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
8Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

Words derived from “neoplastic”

  • paraneoplastic
  • antineoplastic
  • preneoplastic
  • nonneoplastic
  • neoplastically
  • nonparaneoplastic
  • neoplasticity
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