Where does “xanthoastrocytoma” come from?
xanthoastrocytoma (English) comes from English astrocytoma, from English oma, from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
xanthoastrocytoma (English): A normally benign form of astrocytoma
Definitions
- A normally benign form of astrocytoma
Ancestry of “xanthoastrocytoma”, step by step
xanthoastrocytoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astrocytoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astrocytoma | A cancer of the brain that originates in... |
| 2 | English | oma | grandmother, grandma |
| 3 | Tibetan | འོ་མ | milk |
| 4 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |