onco-
English
prefix
Definitions
- Pertaining to tumors.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂enk-
Gloss
hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
隅
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- uncinus English
- uncus English
- ancrae Latin
- uncinus Latin
- ungulus Latin
- ἀγκυλομήτης Ancient Greek
- ἀγκύλος Ancient Greek
- ἄγκυρα Ancient Greek
- ὄγκος Ancient Greek
- *h₂enk- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂énkos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ónkos Proto-Indo-European
- *angulaz Proto-Germanic
- *angô Proto-Germanic
- *ēlaz Proto-Germanic
- अङ्क Sanskrit
- अङ्कित Sanskrit
- *paǫkъ Proto-Slavic
- *Hanč- Proto-Indo-Iranian