Where does “leukemie” come from?

leukemie (Dutch) comes from German Leukämie, from German -ämie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

leukemie (Dutch): leukemia

Definitions

leukemia

Ancestry of “leukemie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Leukämie	leukemia
2	German	-ämie	-aemia, -emia
3	Ancient Greek	αἷμα	blood
4	Latin	globus	any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	gel-	to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “leukemie”

leukemi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →