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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

  1. prostate cancer

Ancestry of “Prostatakrebs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProstataprostate
2Medieval Latinprostataprostate
3Ancient Greekπροστάτηςone who stands before, protector, guardian; one...
4Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
5Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Prostatakrebs”

  • Prostatakrebshäufigkeit
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