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Where does “συστέλλω” come from?

συστέλλω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

συστέλλω (Ancient Greek): To draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,...

Definitions

  1. To draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,...

Ancestry of “συστέλλω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “συστέλλω”

  • systolic
  • systole
  • asystole
  • presystolic
  • extrasystole
  • holosystolic
  • parasystole
  • asystolic
  • extrasystolic
  • tachysystole
  • parasystolic
  • postextrasystolic
  • asystolism
  • systolically
  • hemisystole
  • perisystole
  • tachysystolic
  • postextrasystole
  • perisystolic
  • nonsystolic
  • systole
  • systolique
  • systole
  • συστολή
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