Etymology of the English word metastasis
the English word
metastasisderived from the Late Latin word
metastasis (metastasis)
derived from the Greek word
metastasis, μετάστασις
using the Greek prefix
meta-, μετα-
derived from the Greek word
meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)
derived from the Greek word
istemiderived from the Greek word
methistanaiderived from the Greek word
histanaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*stā-Date
The earliest known usage of metastasis in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
metastasizeCognates
Dutch
metastase, French
métastase, German
Metastase, Swedish
metastasUsage
Word found in Modern English
