Where does “hemorrhoidectomy” come from?
hemorrhoidectomy (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.
hemorrhoidectomy (English): The surgical removal of hemorrhoids
Definitions
- The surgical removal of hemorrhoids
Ancestry of “hemorrhoidectomy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |