Where does “leucémie” come from?

leucémie (French) comes from German Leukämie, from German -ämie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

leucémie (French): leukemia

Definitions

  1. leukemia

Ancestry of “leucémie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeukämieleukemia
2German-ämie-aemia, -emia
3Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
4Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “leucémie”

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