Where does “tumour” come from?
Tumour comes from Middle English tumour, from Old French tumour, from Latin tumor meaning swelling, derived from the verb tumeo meaning to swell, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tūm-.
tumour (English): An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis...
Definitions
- An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis...
Ancestry of “tumour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tumour | tumour; The growth of tumours or boils |
| 2 | Old French | tumour | tumor |
| 3 | Latin | tumor | The state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “tumour”