Where does “carcinōma” come from?

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

carcinōma (Latin): carcinoma

Definitions

  1. carcinoma

Ancestry of “carcinōma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carcinōma”

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