Where does “hypovolaemic” come from?
hypovolaemic (English) comes from English volaemic, from English volaemia, from English volume, from Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.
Ancestry of “hypovolaemic”, step by step
hypovolaemic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English volaemic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volaemic | — |
| 2 | English | volaemia | blood volume |
| 3 | English | volume | A three-dimensional measure of space that... |
| 4 | Middle English | volume | — |
| 5 | Old French | volume | volume, specifically a collection of written... |
| 6 | Latin | volūmen | book, volume, roll, scroll |
| 7 | Latin | volvō | to roll, tumble |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |