Where does “leucemie” come from?
leucemie (Romanian) comes from French leucémie, from German Leukämie, from German -ämie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
leucemie (Romanian): leukemia
Ancestry of “leucemie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | leucémie | leukemia |
| 2 | German | Leukämie | leukemia |
| 3 | German | -ämie | -aemia, -emia |
| 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 |