The story
- Ancient Greekὄγκος (ónkos)
- New Latinonco-
- English todayonco-
First attested 1857, from New Latin onco- (“tumor”). from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”).
Words from the same roots
New Latinonco- all →
oncoticoncotripsy
Ancient Greekὄγκος all →
onchocerciasisarthroncusgonyoncusmaschaloncusoncotic-oncusparophthalmoncussialadenoncusstaphyloncus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.