ischemia

The story

1. New Latin · derived fromischaemiae
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἴσχαιμος“stoppage of blood flow”
3. New Latin · derived fromischaemia
4. English todayischemia

From New Latin ischaemia, from Ancient Greek ἴσχαιμος (ískhaimos, “stoppage of blood flow”), from ῐ̓́σχω (ĭ́skhō, “to hold back, restrain; to stay, stop”) + αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”). The plural form ischemiae is also from New Latin ischaemiae.