Where does “lymfom” come from?

lymfom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lymfe, from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

lymfom (Norwegian Bokmål): lymphoma

Definitions

  1. lymphoma

Ancestry of “lymfom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållymfelymph
2Latinlymphapure water, spring water
3Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek νύμφη →Every word from Latin lympha →