Where does “hemorrhoidal” come from?
hemorrhoidal (English) comes from English hemorrhoid, from Middle English emerowdes, from Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς, from Ancient Greek αἱμόρροος, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus — to be cold, to freeze.
hemorrhoidal (English): of or relating to hemorrhoids
Definitions
- of or relating to hemorrhoids
Ancestry of “hemorrhoidal”, step by step
hemorrhoidal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hemorrhoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hemorrhoid | An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity... |
| 2 | Middle English | emerowdes | Alternative form of emeroides |
| 3 | Old French | emorroides | — |
| 4 | Latin | haemorrhoidae | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἱμορροΐς | veins liable to discharge blood, especially haemorrhoids, piles |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αἱμόρροος | flowing with blood |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 8 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |