Cancer

Signification (Anglais)

Synonymes

Crab

genus Cancer

Cancer the Crab

Astacus

Old World crayfish

ecrevisse

the Crab

Fréquence

B1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈkænsə/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos, “crab”), calque of Akkadian 𒀀𒇻𒌅 (allutu, “crab”), from Sumerian 𒀯𒀠𒈜 (ᵐᵘˡAL.LUL, “crab; name of constellation”).

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