Where does “afterdepolarization” come from?

afterdepolarization (English) comes from English depolarization, from English polarization, from French polarisation, from French -ation, from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

afterdepolarization (English): An abnormal depolarization of a cardiac myocyte,...

Definitions

  1. An abnormal depolarization of a cardiac myocyte,...

Ancestry of “afterdepolarization”, step by step

afterdepolarization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English depolarization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepolarizationThe act of depriving of polarity, or the result...
2Englishpolarizationthe production or the condition of polarity; the...
3Frenchpolarisationpolarization, polarisation
4French-ationUsed to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation
5Middle French-ationation
6Old French-ationation
7Latin-ātiō
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

via English after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafterBehind; later in time; following; Subsequently...
2Middle Englishafterafter
3Old Englishæfterafter; according to
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
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