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Where does “συστολή” come from?

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

συστολή (Ancient Greek): contraction, drawing together; contraction of the...

Definitions

  1. contraction, drawing together; contraction of the...

Ancestry of “συστολή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσυστέλλωTo draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,...
2Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
3Ancient Greek-ός—
4Proto-Hellenic*-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “συστολή”

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