Where does “echimoză” come from?

echimoză (Romanian) comes from French ecchymose, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις, from Ancient Greek ἐκχέω, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

echimoză (Romanian): ecchymosis

Definitions

  1. ecchymosis

Ancestry of “echimoză”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchecchymosebruise (mark on body), ecchymosis
2Ancient Greekἐκχύμωσιςbruise, ecchymosis
3Ancient GreekἐκχέωI pour out; I pour out, stream forth
4Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
5Ancient Greekχείω
6Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyōEvery word from Ancient Greek χείωEvery word from Ancient Greek χέω
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