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Where does “tumor” come from?

tumor (Latin) comes from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

tumor (Latin): The state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;...

Definitions

  1. The state of being swollen; A swelling, tumor;...

Ancestry of “tumor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
2Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
4Proto-Indo-European-oss—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “tumor”

  • tumor
  • tumour
  • antitumor
  • tumorigenesis
  • intratumoral
  • tumoral
  • tumorigenic
  • pseudotumor
  • tumorigenicity
  • peritumoral
  • tumorous
  • antitumoral
  • tumorlike
  • nontumor
  • intratumor
  • nontumorous
  • intratumorally
  • pseudotumour
  • nontumorigenic
  • antitumorigenic
  • tumorogenesis
  • nontumoral
  • peritumor
  • tumorectomy
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