Etymology of the English word carcinoid
the English word
carcinoidderived from the English word
carcinomaderived from the Latin word
carcinoma (ulcer or tumor)
derived from the Greek word
karkinoma, καρκίνωμα
derived from the Greek word
karkinos, καρκίνος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-using the English suffix
-oidderived from the Latin suffix
-oidesderived from the Greek word
eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Greek suffix
-oeides, -οειδής
derived from the Greek word
eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Usage
Word found in Modern English
