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Where does “rickettsemia” come from?

rickettsemia (English) comes from English Rickettsia, from Translingual Rickettsia, from English Ricketts, from English Rickett, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rickettsemia (English): The presence of rickettsia bacteria in the blood

Definitions

  1. The presence of rickettsia bacteria in the blood

Ancestry of “rickettsemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRickettsia—
2TranslingualRickettsia—
3EnglishRicketts—
4EnglishRickett—
5EnglishRichard—
6Middle EnglishRycharde—
7Old FrenchRichard—
8Medieval LatinRichardus—
9FrankishRīkahard—
10Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
11Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
12Proto-Celticrīxsking
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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