Where does “hemofilia” come from?
hemofilia (Spanish) comes from Spanish hemo-, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
hemofilia (Spanish): haemophilia/hemophilia
Ancestry of “hemofilia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hemo- | hemo- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 3 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
Words derived from “hemofilia”