Where does “linfosarcoma” come from?
linfosarcoma (Italian) comes from Italian sarcoma, from Latin sarcoma, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō, from Proto-Indo-European stegʷʰ- — to enlace.
linfosarcoma (Italian): lymphosarcoma
Ancestry of “linfosarcoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sarcoma | sarcoma |
| 2 | Latin | sarcoma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάρκωμα | fleshy growth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |