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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἱμορροΐςveins liable to discharge blood, especially haemorrhoids, piles
2Ancient Greekαἱμόρροοςflowing with blood
3Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
4Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “haemorrhoidae

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Latin globusEvery word from Ancient Greek αἷμα
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