Where does “carcinoma” come from?

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

carcinoma (Italian): carcinoma

Definitions

  1. carcinoma

Ancestry of “carcinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarcinōmacarcinoma
2Ancient Greekκαρκίνωμαeating sore or ulcer; cancer
3Ancient Greekκαρκινόωto suffer from cancer
4Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros—

Words derived from “carcinoma”

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