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...
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- A medical condition in which the capacity of the...
Ancestry of “anemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀναιμία | lack of blood |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |