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	medical A heavy release of blood within or from the body
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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →