Where does “hemostyptic” come from?

hemostyptic (English) comes from English styptic, from Latin stypticus, from Ancient Greek στυπτικός, from Ancient Greek στύφω — to contract, draw together; to treat fabrics with...

hemostyptic (English): That stops the flow of blood from a small wound, such as a nick from shaving

Definitions

  1. That stops the flow of blood from a small wound, such as a nick from shaving

Ancestry of “hemostyptic”, step by step

hemostyptic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English styptic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstypticBringing about contraction of tissues; harsh,...
2Latinstypticusastringent, styptic
3Ancient Greekστυπτικόςastringent
4Ancient Greekστύφωto contract, draw together; to treat fabrics with...

via English hemo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhemo—
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Ancient Greek στύφω →Every word from Ancient Greek στυπτικός →Every word from Latin stypticus →