Etymology of the English word cankered
the English word
cankeredderived from the English word
cankerderived from the English word
cancerderived from the Latin word
cancer (crab; Cancer; the_South; lattice, grid; barrier)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-derived from the Latin word
literallyderived from the Latin word
adiutor (assistant, deputy; accomplice)
derived from the Late Latin word
adiuvare (help, aid, abet)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
iuvare (help, assist, aid; it pleases, delights; it is enjoyable)
derived from the Greek word
ouresis, οὔρησις
derived from the Greek word
oureo, οὐρέω
using the English suffix
-edUsage
Word found in Modern English
