English

liposarcoma

From lipo- + sarcoma.

A compound of lipo- + sarcoma

Proto-Indo-European *leyp- ‘to stick’

Proto-Hellenic *lípos ‘fat’

Ancient Greek λῐ́πος ‘animal fat’

English lipo-

Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- ‘to cut’

Proto-Indo-European *turḱ-s

Ancient Greek σάρξ ‘flesh’

Ancient Greek σάρκωμα

Latin sarcoma

Today it means

noun Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / liposarcoma