Where does “ischaemia” come from?
ischaemia (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
Ancestry of “ischaemia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἴσχαιμος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 3 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |