Where does “sulfhemoglobinemia” come from?
sulfhemoglobinemia (English) comes from English sulfhemoglobin, from English hemoglobin, from English hematinoglobulin, from English hematin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
sulfhemoglobinemia (English): The presence of excess sulfhemoglobin in the...
Definitions
- The presence of excess sulfhemoglobin in the...
Ancestry of “sulfhemoglobinemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfhemoglobin | Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin,... |
| 2 | English | hemoglobin | The iron-containing substance in red blood cells... |
| 3 | English | hematinoglobulin | Alternative form of hemoglobin |
| 4 | English | hematin | Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state; Hemin |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 6 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |