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Where does “геморрагия” come from?

геморрагия (Russian) comes from Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγής, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “геморрагия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhaemorrhagia—
2Ancient Greekαἱμορραγίαa violent bleeding; violent bleeding
3Ancient Greekαἱμορραγήςbleeding violently
4Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “геморрагия”

  • геморрагический
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