Where does “kolorektaalisyöpä” come from?

kolorektaalisyöpä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolorektaalinen, from English colorectal, from English rectal, from English rectum, from New Latin rectum, from Latin rectum, from Latin rectus, from Latin regere — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

kolorektaalisyöpä (Finnish): colorectal cancer

Definitions

  1. colorectal cancer

Ancestry of “kolorektaalisyöpä”, step by step

kolorektaalisyöpä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolorektaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolorektaalinencolorectal
2EnglishcolorectalOf or pertaining to the colorectum
3EnglishrectalOf, via or related to the rectum; A rectal...
4EnglishrectumThe terminal part of the large intestine through...
5New Latinrectumaccusative supine of regō; nominative neuter...
6Latinrectumaccusative supine of regō; nominative neuter...
7Latinrectusruled, having been ruled, governed, having been...
8Latinregeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
10Proto-Italicregō
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Finnish syöpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöpäcancer; Third-person singular indicative present...
2Finnishsyödäto eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō