Where does “hemoprotozoan” come from?

hemoprotozoan (English) comes from English hemo, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

hemoprotozoan (English): Any protozoan present in blood

Definitions

  1. Any protozoan present in blood

Ancestry of “hemoprotozoan”, step by step

hemoprotozoan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo—
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via English protozoan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotozoanAny of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the...
2LatinProtozoa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →