Etymology of the English word tumor
the English word
tumorderived from the Latin word
tumourderived from the Latin word
tumere (swell, become inflated; be puffed up)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teuə-derived from the Latin word
tumor (swollen or distended condition, swelling; swell)
derived from the Latin word
tumere (swell, become inflated; be puffed up)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*teuə-Derivations in English
tumorigenesis,
tumorigenicCognates
Dutch
tumor, French
tumeur, German
Tumor, Norwegian
tumor, Swedish
tumörUsage
Word found in Modern English
