Where does “carcinoma” come from?
carcinoma (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα, from Ancient Greek καρκινόω, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.
Ancestry of “carcinoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνωμα | eating sore or ulcer; cancer |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καρκινόω | to suffer from cancer |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καρκίνος | crab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | karkros | — |