Where does “thalassemia” come from?

Thalassemia derives from Ancient Greek thalassa (sea) and aima (blood), originally denoting a blood disorder associated with Mediterranean populations.

thalassemia (English): Any of a group of inherited disorders in which...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of inherited disorders in which...

Ancestry of “thalassemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
2Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “thalassemia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin globus →Every word from Ancient Greek αἷμα →