Where does “haemorrhagia” come from?
haemorrhagia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγής, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
haemorrhagia (Latin): medical A heavy release of blood within or from the body
Definitions
- medical A heavy release of blood within or from the body
Ancestry of “haemorrhagia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | αἱμορραγία | a violent bleeding; violent bleeding |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἱμορραγής | bleeding violently |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 4 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |