Where does “hemoglobina” come from?

hemoglobina (Spanish) comes from Spanish hemo-, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

hemoglobina (Spanish): hemoglobin

Definitions

  1. hemoglobin

Ancestry of “hemoglobina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhemo-haemo-, hemo-, haemato
2Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
3Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “hemoglobina

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Latin globusEvery word from Ancient Greek αἷμα