Where does “osteochondrosarcoma” come from?
osteochondrosarcoma (English) comes from English chondrosarcoma, 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.
osteochondrosarcoma (English): A chondrosarcoma of bone tissue
Definitions
- A chondrosarcoma of bone tissue
Ancestry of “osteochondrosarcoma”, step by step
osteochondrosarcoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chondrosarcoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chondrosarcoma | A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour |
| 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 osteo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | osteo | osteomyelitis |