Where does “preleukemia” come from?
preleukemia (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.
preleukemia (English): Any of a group of myelodysplastic syndromes that...
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- Any of a group of myelodysplastic syndromes that...
Ancestry of “preleukemia”, step by step
preleukemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leukemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leukemia | A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or... |
| 2 | German | Leukämie | leukemia |
| 3 | German | -ämie | -aemia, -emia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 5 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |