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Where does “emorroide” come from?

emorroide (Italian) comes from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς, from Ancient Greek αἱμόρροος, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

emorroide (Italian): hemorrhoids / haemorrhoids; piles

Definitions

  1. hemorrhoids / haemorrhoids; piles

Ancestry of “emorroide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhaemorrhoidae—
2Ancient Greekαἱμορροΐς—
3Ancient Greekαἱμόρροοςflowing with blood
4Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “emorroide”

  • emorroidale
  • antiemorroidale
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