Where does “haemorrhoidae” come from?
haemorrhoidae (Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “haemorrhoidae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | αἱμορροΐς | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἱμόρροος | flowing with blood |
| 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 |
Words derived from “haemorrhoidae”