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Where does “αἱμόρροος” come from?

αἱμόρροος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

αἱμόρροος (Ancient Greek): flowing with blood

Definitions

  1. flowing with blood

Ancestry of “αἱμόρροος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
2Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “αἱμόρροος”

  • hemorrhoidal
  • hemorrhoid
  • hemorrhoidectomy
  • haemorrhoidae
  • antiemorroidale
  • emorroide
  • emorroidale
  • hemoroide
  • hemoroide
  • αἱμορροΐς
  • emeroides
  • emeroydez
  • emerowdes
  • emorroides
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