Where does “leukemia” come from?
Leukemia comes from German Leukämie, derived from Ancient Greek λευκός meaning white and αἷμα meaning blood.
leukemia (English): A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or...
Definitions
- A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or...
Ancestry of “leukemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Leukämie | leukemia |
| 2 | German | -ämie | -aemia, -emia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 4 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “leukemia”