Where does “toxemia” come from?
toxemia (English) comes from English toxaemia, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
toxemia (English): Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic...
Definitions
- Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic...
Ancestry of “toxemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | toxaemia | Alternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 3 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “toxemia”