Where does “carcinoma” come from?

carcinoma (Spanish) comes from Latin carcinōma, from Ancient Greek καρκίνωμα, from Ancient Greek καρκινόω, from Ancient Greek καρκίνος, from Proto-Indo-European karkros.

carcinoma (Spanish): carcinoma type of malignant tumour

Definitions

  1. carcinoma type of malignant tumour

Ancestry of “carcinoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarcinōmacarcinoma
2Ancient Greekκαρκίνωμαeating sore or ulcer; cancer
3Ancient Greekκαρκινόωto suffer from cancer
4Ancient Greekκαρκίνοςcrab; Cancer, the zodiac sign; sore, ulcer,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankarkros

Words derived from “carcinoma

Every word from Proto-Indo-European karkrosEvery word from Ancient Greek καρκίνοςEvery word from Ancient Greek καρκινόω