Where does “hemotube” come from?
hemotube (English) comes from English tube, from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.
hemotube (English): A tubular container for blood samples
Definitions
- A tubular container for blood samples
Ancestry of “hemotube”, step by step
hemotube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 3 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 4 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |
via English hemo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hemo | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 3 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |