Where does “neurofibrosarcoma” come from?
neurofibrosarcoma (English) comes from English fibrosarcoma, 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.
neurofibrosarcoma (English): A neurosarcoma
Definitions
- A neurosarcoma
Ancestry of “neurofibrosarcoma”, step by step
neurofibrosarcoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fibrosarcoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fibrosarcoma | A fibroblastic sarcoma: a malignant tumor derived... |
| 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 |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |