Where does “hyperémie” come from?
hyperémie (French) comes from French -émie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
hyperémie (French): hyperemia
Ancestry of “hyperémie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -émie | -aemia |
| 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 |