Where does “tricoleucemia” come from?

tricoleucemia (Spanish) comes from Spanish leucemia, from German Leukämie, from German -ämie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

tricoleucemia (Spanish): hairy cell leukemia

Definitions

  1. hairy cell leukemia

Ancestry of “tricoleucemia”, step by step

tricoleucemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish leucemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishleucemialeukemia
2GermanLeukämieleukemia
3German-ämie-aemia, -emia
4Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Ancient Greek τρίχα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτρίχαin three parts
2Ancient Greekτρῐ́ςthrice”, “three times; thrice
3Proto-Hellenic*trís
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-Every word from Latin globusEvery word from Ancient Greek αἷμα
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