Where does “hemorrhage” come from?
Hemorrhage comes from Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία, a compound of αἷμα meaning blood and a verbal element denoting a bursting forth or flowing.
hemorrhage (English): A heavy release of blood within or from the body;...
Definitions
- A heavy release of blood within or from the body;...
Ancestry of “hemorrhage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | haemorrhagia | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “hemorrhage”