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Where does “anticarcinógeno” come from?

anticarcinógeno (Portuguese) comes from Spanish carcinógeno, from Spanish -geno, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

anticarcinógeno (Portuguese): anticarcinogen

Definitions

  1. anticarcinogen

Ancestry of “anticarcinógeno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarcinógenocarcinogen
2Spanish-geno-genic, -genous; -gen
3French-gène-gen, -genic
4Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
5Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
6Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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