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Where does the word "hemorrhage" come from? It comes from Greek haima, and was adopted directly into English (1590s).
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Where does the word "hemorrhage" come from? It comes from Greek haima, and was adopted directly into English (1590s).
Hemorrhage’s story begins in Greek: haima meant “blood.” Blood, combined with rhegnynai (to burst). It reached English by 1590s as hemorrhage. Settled as the medical word for excessive bleeding. Today, hemorrhage means an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially excessive bleeding.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient haima "blood", blood, combined with rhegnynai (to burst).
- Stage 2 · English · 1590s hemorrhage "excessive or uncontrolled bleeding", settled as the medical word for excessive bleeding.