precancerous

adjective

of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before cancercancer- · Latin · crab, tumor osus-ous · Latin · full of, having

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Where does precancerous come from?

The word precancerous breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before”); cancer, from Latin cancer (“crab, tumor”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of, having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.