Where does “haematitic” come from?

haematitic (English) comes from English haematite, from Middle French hematite, from Latin haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

haematitic (English): Of a blood-red colour; crimson or brownish red

Definitions

  1. Of a blood-red colour; crimson or brownish red

Ancestry of “haematitic”, step by step

haematitic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English haematite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaematiteAlternative spelling of hematite
2Middle Frenchhematitehematite ore
3LatinhaematitesA kind of red iron-ore, haematite; A red-colored...
4Ancient Greekαἱματίτηςbloodlike used chiefly in fixed expressions; see Derived terms
5Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
6Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Latin globusEvery word from Ancient Greek αἷμα