'hemorrhagic' 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 'hemorrhagic' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a bursting forth of blood,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'relating to or characterized by hemorrhage.'