Where does “empyeem” come from?
empyeem (Dutch) comes from New Latin empyema, from Ancient Greek ἐμπύημα, from Ancient Greek ἐμπυέω, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
empyeem (Dutch): empyema
Ancestry of “empyeem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | empyema | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπύημα | Gathering or abscess, especially internal, of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμπυέω | To suppurate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |