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Where does “Knochentumor” come from?

Knochentumor (German) comes from German Tumor, from Latin tumor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Knochentumor (German): bone tumour

Definitions

  1. bone tumour

Ancestry of “Knochentumor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTumortumor, tumour
2LatintumorThe state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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