Where does “hematochezia” come from?

hematochezia (English) comes from English -chezia, from Ancient Greek χέζω, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.

hematochezia (English): The presence of fresh blood in stools, often due...

Definitions

  1. The presence of fresh blood in stools, often due...

Ancestry of “hematochezia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-cheziadefecation
2Ancient GreekχέζωI excrete faeces, I defecate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →Every word from Ancient Greek χέζω →Every word from English -chezia →