Where does “oligometastasis” come from?

oligometastasis (English) comes from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

oligometastasis (English): A state of limited metastasis, especially of...

Definitions

  1. A state of limited metastasis, especially of...

Ancestry of “oligometastasis”, step by step

oligometastasis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oligo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
2EnglisholigonucleotideA short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs
3EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
4Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
5Latinnū̆cleus(small) nut
6Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
7Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
8Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
9Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
10Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via English metastasis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetastasisA change in nature, form, or quality; The...
2Ancient Greekμετάστασιςremoving, removal; shifting of blame; removal,...
3Ancient Greekμεθίστημιto alter, change; to replace, exchange; to come...
4Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
5Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from English nucleo-
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