English
hirudine
Hirudine comes from Latin hirūdō ‘leech’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhirūdō‘leech’
- Englishearliest quotation 1912hirudine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhirūdō‘leech’
- Englishearliest quotation 1912hirudine
Earliest quotation: 1912, E. Weill, Secondary Hemorrhage Following the Application of Leeches: “Weill and Nouriquand conclude that under certain conditions hemorrhage…”
Formed from -ine
Every English word from Latin hirūdō
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the leeches.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin hirūdō / hirudine