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Where does “haematemesis” come from?

haematemesis (English) comes from English haemat, from English hæmatology, from English ology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy — family; race.

haematemesis (English): Alternative spelling of hematemesis

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of hematemesis

Ancestry of “haematemesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhaemat—
2EnglishhæmatologyAlternative spelling of haematology
3EnglishologyAny branch of learning, especially one ending in...
4English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
5English‐o‐—
6English-prim—
7EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
8EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
9EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
10Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
11EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
12Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
13Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
14Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
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