Where does “leukemi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “leukemi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleukemieleukemia
2GermanLeukämieleukemia
3German-ämie-aemia, -emia
4Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Latin globusEvery word from Ancient Greek αἷμα
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