Where does “uncancerous” come from?

uncancerous (English) comes from English cancerous, from Latin cancerosus.

uncancerous (English): Not cancerous

Definitions

  1. Not cancerous

Ancestry of “uncancerous”, step by step

uncancerous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cancerous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcancerousRelating to or affected with cancer; Growing or...
2Latincancerosus—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin cancerosus →Every word from English cancerous →