Where does “carcinologia” come from?

carcinologia (Italian) comes from Italian carcino-, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

carcinologia (Italian): oncology; arthropodology

Definitions

  1. oncology; arthropodology

Ancestry of “carcinologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarcino-cancer, tumour; crab, crustacean
2Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkros →Every word from Ancient Greek καρκίνος →Every word from Italian carcino- →
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