Where does “adenocarcinoma” come from?

adenocarcinoma (Italian) comes from Italian carcinoma, from Latin carcinōma, from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα, from Ancient Greek καρκινόω, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

adenocarcinoma (Italian): adenocarcinoma

Definitions

adenocarcinoma

Ancestry of “adenocarcinoma”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	carcinoma	carcinoma
2	Latin	carcinōma	carcinoma
3	Ancient Greek	καρκίνωμα	eating sore or ulcer; cancer
4	Ancient Greek	καρκινόω	to suffer from cancer
5	Ancient Greek	καρκίνος	crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	karkros	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκινόω →