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Where does “hyperferritinemia” come from?

hyperferritinemia (English) comes from English ferritinemia, from English ferritin, from Latin ferratus, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

hyperferritinemia (English): The presence of an unusually large amount of...

Definitions

  1. The presence of an unusually large amount of...

Ancestry of “hyperferritinemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferritinemiaThe presence of ferritin in the blood
2EnglishferritinAny of a family of iron-carrying globular protein...
3Latinferratusfurnished, covered, or shod with iron
4Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
5Cornish-er—
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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