Latin word cancer comes from Proto-Indo-European *kor-, and later Proto-Italic *karkros (Enclosure, barrier.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*kor- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*karkros | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Enclosure, barrier. |
cancer | Latin (lat) | A crab. A lattice, grid, or barrier. A tumor, cancer. |