Where does “Prostatakrebs” come from?
Prostatakrebs (German) comes from German Prostata, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Prostatakrebs (German): prostate cancer
Definitions
- prostate cancer
Ancestry of “Prostatakrebs”, step by step
Prostatakrebs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Prostata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prostata | prostate |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | prostata | prostate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προστάτης | one who stands before, protector, guardian; one... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via German Krebs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krebs | crab; cancer; Cancer |
| 2 | Middle High German | krebz | — |
| 3 | Old High German | krebiz | edible crustacean, crab |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krabit | crustacean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krabitaz | crustacean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |