tumour
Meaninga swelling
Common meaning: a swelling of tissue
- tumto swell; a swellingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1912 · scan
- ournoun or verb ending (French -our)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin tumeō; tumor ‘to swell; a swelling’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry tumeō, p. 1912 · dictionary scan
Roots
- tumeō; tumor Latin “to swell; a swelling”
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