Etymology of the French word cancer
the French word
cancerderived from the Latin word
cancer (crab; Cancer; the_South; lattice, grid; barrier)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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The earliest known usage of cancer in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
cancérisationCognates
Dutch
kanker, English
cancer, English
canister, German
Kanister, Italian
canchero, Spanish
cancer, Swedish
kanister
