Where does “câncer” come from?

câncer (Portuguese) comes from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

câncer (Portuguese): cancer; a very undesirable, prejudicial or in any...

Definitions

  1. cancer; a very undesirable, prejudicial or in any...

Ancestry of “câncer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
2Proto-Italickankroscrab
3Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “câncer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- →