'hemorrhage' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'haimorrhagia,' where 'haima' meant 'blood' and 'rhēgnynai' meant 'to burst.'

'haimorrhagia' transformed into the Latin word 'haemorrhagia,' and eventually became the modern English word 'hemorrhage' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a bursting forth of blood,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.