Where does “antileukemia” come from?

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

antileukemia (English): That is used to treat leukemia

Definitions

  1. That is used to treat leukemia

Ancestry of “antileukemia”, step by step

antileukemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leukemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleukemiaA type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or...
2GermanLeukämieleukemia
3German-ämie-aemia, -emia
4Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →