Where does “sarkooma” come from?
sarkooma (Finnish) comes from Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.
sarkooma (Finnish): sarcoma type of malignant tumor
Definitions
- sarcoma type of malignant tumor
Ancestry of “sarkooma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sarcoma | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σάρκωμα | fleshy growth |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |