Where does “rhabdomyosarcoma” come from?
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a compound of rhabdo- (Greek rhabdos, rod) and myosarcoma (from Ancient Greek μῦς mûs, muscle, and sarcoma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s, mouse or muscle).
rhabdomyosarcoma (English): A cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle
Definitions
- A cancerous tumor of skeletal muscle
Ancestry of “rhabdomyosarcoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sarcoma | A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage,... |
| 2 | Latin | sarcoma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάρκωμα | fleshy growth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |