Where does “ヘモ” come from?

ヘモ (Japanese) comes from English hemorrhoid, from Middle English emerowdes, from Old French emorroides, from Latin haemorrhoidae, from Ancient Greek αἱμορροΐς, from Ancient Greek αἱμόρροος, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus — to be cold, to freeze.

ヘモ (Japanese): hemorrhoid

Definitions

  1. hemorrhoid

Ancestry of “ヘモ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemorrhoidAn engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity...
2Middle EnglishemerowdesAlternative form of emeroides
3Old Frenchemorroides
4Latinhaemorrhoidae
5Ancient Greekαἱμορροΐςveins liable to discharge blood, especially haemorrhoids, piles
6Ancient Greekαἱμόρροοςflowing with blood
7Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
8Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
9Proto-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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