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Where does “cancérogène” come from?

cancérogène (French) comes from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

cancérogène (French): Alternative form of cancérigène

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cancérigène

Ancestry of “cancérogène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-gène-gen, -genic
2Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
3Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
4Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “cancérogène”

  • cancérogénicité
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