Where does “neuroma” come from?
Neuroma comes from Ancient Greek -μα (nominal suffix) added to Ancient Greek νεῦρον (nerve), which derives from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, ultimately from the root (s)neh₁-.
neuroma (English): A tumour composed of nerve cells
Definitions
- A tumour composed of nerve cells
Ancestry of “neuroma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -oma | Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “neuroma”