Etymology of the Latin word cancer
the Latin word
cancer (crab; Cancer; the_South; lattice, grid; barrier)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-Derivations in Latin
Cancer,
cancerosus,
cancrivorus,
cancelliDerivations in other languages
English
cancer, English
cancroid, French
chancre, French
cancre, French
cancroïde, French
cancer, Italian
cancerigno, Italian
cancro, Italian
granchio, Italian
cancerogenesi, Italian
cancerogeno, Italian
canceroide, Italian
cancerologia, Italian
cancerologo, Italian
cancro, Italian
cancerizzare, Portuguese
cancro, Spanish
cancro, Spanish
cáncerUsage
Word found in Classical Latin, Late Latin
