Where does “sirppisoluanemia” come from?
sirppisoluanemia (Finnish) comes from Finnish sirppisolu, from Finnish solu, from Finnish sola, from Swedish svala, from Old Norse svala, from Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic swalaz, from Proto-Germanic swelaną — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
sirppisoluanemia (Finnish): sickle-cell anemia US, sickle-cell anaemia UK, sickle-cell disease
Definitions
- sickle-cell anemia US, sickle-cell anaemia UK, sickle-cell disease
Ancestry of “sirppisoluanemia”, step by step
sirppisoluanemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sirppisolu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirppisolu | sickle cell |
| 2 | Finnish | solu | cell; Short for soluasunto; Indicative present... |
| 3 | Finnish | sola | pass, mountain pass; alley or lane, gap |
| 4 | Swedish | svala | swallow |
| 5 | Old Norse | svala | a swallow; to chill, cool; strong feminine... |
| 6 | Old Norse | svalr | cool, cold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swalaz | cold |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swelaną | to burn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Finnish anemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | anemia | anemia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀναιμία | lack of blood |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |