Where does “nephrocarcinoma” come from?

nephrocarcinoma (English) comes from English carcinoma, from Latin carcinōma, from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα, from Ancient Greek καρκινόω, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

nephrocarcinoma (English): carcinoma of the kidney

Definitions

  1. carcinoma of the kidney

Ancestry of “nephrocarcinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarcinomaAn invasive malignant tumor derived from...
2Latincarcinōmacarcinoma
3Ancient Greekκαρκίνωμαeating sore or ulcer; cancer
4Ancient Greekκαρκινόωto suffer from cancer
5Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκινόω →