Where does “neoplasia” come from?

neoplasia (Italian) comes from Italian neo, from Latin naevus, from Latin gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

neoplasia (Italian): neoplasia

Definitions

  1. neoplasia

Ancestry of “neoplasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianneomole; beauty spot; flaw, defect
2Latinnaevusbirthmark; mole
3Latingnaevus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁iwósnative
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós →Every word from Latin gnaevus →
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