Where does “haemorrhage” come from?
Haemorrhage comes from Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία, a compound of αἷμα meaning blood and a root relating to bursting or flowing forth.
haemorrhage (English): A heavy release of blood within or from a body; A...
Definitions
- A heavy release of blood within or from a body; A...
Ancestry of “haemorrhage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | haemorrhagia | medical A heavy release of blood within or from the body |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἱμορραγία | a violent bleeding; violent bleeding |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἱμορραγής | bleeding violently |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 5 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |