Where does “rheum” come from?
rheum (English) comes from English rheumatologist, from English rheumatology, from English -ology, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy — race, lineage.
rheum (English): Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus,...
Definitions
- Watery or thin discharge of serum or mucus,...
Ancestry of “rheum”, step by step
rheum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rheumatologist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rheumatologist | A doctor specializing in the treatment of... |
| 2 | English | rheumatology | The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis... |
| 3 | English | -ology | Alternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler... |
| 4 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 5 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 6 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 7 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 8 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 9 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 10 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 11 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
via Middle English reume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | reume | Alternative form of rewme |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | reume | mucus |
| 3 | Latin | rheuma | catarrh, rheum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥεῦμα | stream, flow, current |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |