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Where does “almorrana” come from?

almorrana (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin haemorrheuma, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

almorrana (Spanish): hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles

Definitions

  1. hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles

Ancestry of “almorrana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinhaemorrheuma—
2Ancient Greekῥεῦμαstream, flow, current
3Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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