Etymology of the English word anaemia
the English word
anaemiaderived from the Latin word
anaemiaderived from the Greek word
anaimia, ἀναιμία
using the Medieval Greek prefix
an-, ἀν-
using the French suffix
-émiederived from the Greek word
haima, αἷμα (blood)
Date
The earliest known usage of anaemia in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
anemie, French
anémie, German
Anämie, Norwegian
anemi, Swedish
anemiUsage
Word found in Modern English
