Where does “tumorolytic” come from?
tumorolytic (English) comes from English tumor, from Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
tumorolytic (English): That brings about tumor lysis
Definitions
- That brings about tumor lysis
Ancestry of “tumorolytic”, step by step
tumorolytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tumor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumor | An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis... |
| 2 | Middle English | tumour | tumour; The growth of tumours or boils |
| 3 | Old French | tumour | tumor |
| 4 | Latin | tumor | The state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English lytic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lytic | of, relating to, or causing lysis; of or relating... |
| 2 | English | lysis | A gradual recovery from disease; The... |
| 3 | Latin | lysis | loosening; rupture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύσις | loosing, releasing, release, ransoming;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |