Where does “hyperemia” come from?

Hyperemia comes from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ meaning "over" combined with a Greek medical term for blood, derived ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upér and upo.

hyperemia (English): excess of blood in a body part

Definitions

excess of blood in a body part

Ancestry of “hyperemia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	αἷμα	blood
2	Latin	globus	any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
3	Proto-Indo-European	gel-	to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “hyperemia”

hyperemic

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