Etymology of the English word tumorigenic
the English word
tumorigenicusing the English suffix
-genicderived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English