Where does “hemochromatosis” come from?

Hemochromatosis derives from Ancient Greek -ωσις, a suffix forming nouns of condition or process, itself from Ancient Greek -όω, a verb-forming suffix.

hemochromatosis (English): A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the...

Definitions

  1. A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the...

Ancestry of “hemochromatosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo-Alternative spelling of haemo-; blood
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →