Where does “ischaemia” come from?

ischaemia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

ischaemia (Latin): ischemia

Definitions

  1. ischemia

Ancestry of “ischaemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἴσχαιμοςstaunching blood, styptic
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “ischaemia”

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