Where does “leucemia” come from?

leucemia (English) comes from English leukemia, from German Leukämie, from German -ämie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

leucemia (English): Alternative spelling of leukemia

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of leukemia

Ancestry of “leucemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleukemiaA type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or...
2GermanLeukämieleukemia
3German-ämie-aemia, -emia
4Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →