Where does “hemomediastinum” come from?

hemomediastinum (English) comes from English mediastinum, from New Latin mediastinum, from Medieval Latin mediastinus, from Latin mediastinus — a common servant.

hemomediastinum (English): The presence of blood in the mediastinum

Definitions

  1. The presence of blood in the mediastinum

Ancestry of “hemomediastinum”, step by step

hemomediastinum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mediastinum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmediastinumThe region in mammals between the pleural sacs,...
2New Latinmediastinumwhat's in between
3Medieval Latinmediastinusmiddling; middle; a common servant
4Latinmediastinusa common servant

via English hemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo—
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Latin mediastinus →Every word from Medieval Latin mediastinus →Every word from New Latin mediastinum →