anemia
uh-NEE-mee-uh · noun
Ancient GreekEnglish
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), built from ἀν- (an-, "not") plus αἷμα (haîma, "blood") and the suffix -ία. By surface analysis in English, it breaks down as an- + -emia.
Journey
The word has stayed close to its roots, keeping the sense of 'without blood' as a description of a blood condition.
Related words
The -emia ending it carries links it to other English blood-condition words built the same way, all tracing back to haîma, the Greek word for blood.
More words
From Ancient Greek
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