Where does “-émie” come from?
-émie (French) comes from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
-émie (French): -aemia
Ancestry of “-émie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 2 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “-émie”