Where does “radioleukemia” come from?

radioleukemia (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.

radioleukemia (English): Leukemia induced by radiation

Definitions

  1. Leukemia induced by radiation

Ancestry of “radioleukemia”, 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- →