Where does “osteoma” come from?

osteoma (English) comes from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

osteoma (English): A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the...

Definitions

  1. A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the...

Ancestry of “osteoma”, step by step

osteoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishomagrandmother, grandma
2Tibetanའོ་མmilk
3Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via English osteo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishosteoosteomyelitis
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Tibetan མ →Every word from Tibetan འོ་མ →