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

  1. excess of blood in a body part

Ancestry of “hyperemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
2Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “hyperemia”

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