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Where does “-ämie” come from?

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

-ämie (German): -aemia, -emia

Definitions

  1. -aemia, -emia

Ancestry of “-ämie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
2Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “-ämie”

  • leukemia
  • leukemic
  • antileukemic
  • erythroleukemia
  • leukemoid
  • antileukemia
  • preleukemia
  • preleukemic
  • erythroleukemic
  • leucemia
  • nonleukemic
  • nonleukemia
  • nonleukaemic
  • лейкемия
  • leucémique
  • leucémie
  • aleucémique
  • Leukämie
  • leucemia
  • leukemie
  • lơ xê mi
  • leucemie
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