myEtymology.com: French etymology of tumeur

Etymology of the French word tumeur

the French word tumeur

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-

Dutch tumor, English tumor, German Tumor, Norwegian tumor, Swedish tumör