Where does “rhabdosarcoma” come from?
rhabdosarcoma (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.
rhabdosarcoma (English): A malignant neoplasm derived from skeletal striated muscle
Definitions
- A malignant neoplasm derived from skeletal striated muscle
Ancestry of “rhabdosarcoma”, 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 |