Where does “hemoroid” come from?

hemoroid (Polish) comes from Late Latin haemorrhoides, 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.

hemoroid (Polish): hemorrhoid

Definitions

hemorrhoid

Ancestry of “hemoroid”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	haemorrhoides	—
2	Ancient Greek	αἱμορροΐς	veins liable to discharge blood, especially haemorrhoids, piles
3	Ancient Greek	αἱμόρροος	flowing with blood
4	Ancient Greek	αἷμα	blood
5	Latin	globus	any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6	Proto-Indo-European	gel-	to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “hemoroid”

hemoroidy

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