Where does “osteorhabdomyosarcoma” come from?
osteorhabdomyosarcoma (English) comes from English rhabdomyosarcoma, 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.
osteorhabdomyosarcoma (English): A rhabdomyosarcoma that also affects bone
Definitions
- A rhabdomyosarcoma that also affects bone
Ancestry of “osteorhabdomyosarcoma”, step by step
osteorhabdomyosarcoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rhabdomyosarcoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhabdomyosarcoma | A cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle |
| 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 |