Where does “methemoglobinemic” come from?
methemoglobinemic (English) comes from English methemoglobinemia, from English methemoglobin, from English haemoglobin, from English globin, from German Globin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
methemoglobinemic (English): Exhibiting, or relating to, methemoglobinemia
Definitions
- Exhibiting, or relating to, methemoglobinemia
Ancestry of “methemoglobinemic”, step by step
methemoglobinemic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English methemoglobinemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methemoglobinemia | A form of toxic anemia characterized by the... |
| 2 | English | methemoglobin | An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric... |
| 3 | English | haemoglobin | Alternative spelling of hemoglobin |
| 4 | English | globin | Any globular protein that incorporates a globin... |
| 5 | German | Globin | globin |
| 6 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |