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Where does “περισταλτικός” come from?

περισταλτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek περιστέλλω, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

περισταλτικός (Ancient Greek): clasping and compressing; δύναμις περισταλτική ,...

Definitions

  1. clasping and compressing; δύναμις περισταλτική ,...

Ancestry of “περισταλτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπεριστέλλωI dress, I clothe, I wrap up
2Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
3New Latinheliumhelium
4Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “περισταλτικός”

  • péristaltique
  • antipéristaltique
  • peristaltic
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