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Where does “ἀναιμία” come from?

ἀναιμία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “ἀναιμία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
2Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
3Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ἀναιμία”

  • anemia
  • anemic
  • nonanemic
  • anemically
  • antianemic
  • antianemia
  • anaemically
  • anemial
  • anemia
  • anémico
  • anémique
  • anémier
  • anémie
  • anemie
  • anemi
  • anemi
  • anaemia
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