English
leucovorin
From leuco- + -vore + -in.
A compound of leuco- + -vore + -in
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
Proto-Indo-European *lewkós ‘bright’
Proto-Hellenic *leukós ‘white’
Ancient Greek λευκός ‘white’
English leuco-
Today it means
noun A particular drug used in cancer treatment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leucovorin