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Where does “sarcoma” come from?

Sarcoma comes from Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα, derived from σάρξ meaning flesh.

sarcoma (English): A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage,...

Definitions

  1. A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage,...

Ancestry of “sarcoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsarcoma—
2Ancient Greekσάρκωμαfleshy growth
3Ancient GreekσάρξThe material which covers the bones of a...
4Ancient Greekστέμμαwreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees
5Ancient GreekστέφωI put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland
6Proto-Hellenicstékʷʰō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstegʷʰ-to enlace

Words derived from “sarcoma”

  • osteosarcoma
  • rhabdomyosarcoma
  • chondrosarcoma
  • fibrosarcoma
  • lymphosarcoma
  • leiomyosarcoma
  • angiosarcoma
  • liposarcoma
  • sarcomatous
  • sarcomatoid
  • hemangiosarcoma
  • carcinosarcoma
  • gliosarcoma
  • adenosarcoma
  • neurofibrosarcoma
  • lymphangiosarcoma
  • myosarcoma
  • pseudosarcomatous
  • nonrhabdomyosarcoma
  • myxosarcoma
  • melanosarcoma
  • neurosarcoma
  • histiosarcoma
  • antisarcoma
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