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Where does “anemia” come from?

Anemia comes from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία, composed of the negation prefix ἀν- and a root from Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning blood.

anemia (English): A medical condition in which the capacity of the...

Definitions

  1. A medical condition in which the capacity of the...

Ancestry of “anemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀναιμία—
2Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
3Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
4Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “anemia”

  • anemic
  • nonanemic
  • anemically
  • antianemic
  • antianemia
  • anaemically
  • anemial
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