Where does “livmorhalskreft” come from?
livmorhalskreft (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål livmorhals, from Norwegian Bokmål livmor, from Norwegian Bokmål liv, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
livmorhalskreft (Norwegian Bokmål): cervical cancer
Definitions
- cervical cancer
Ancestry of “livmorhalskreft”, step by step
livmorhalskreft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål livmorhals
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | livmorhals | cervix |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | livmor | a womb or uterus |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | liv | life; waist; energy, eagerness |
| 4 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Norwegian Bokmål kreft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kreft | cancer |
| 2 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |