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Where does “aneurysmal” come from?

Aneurysmal comes from English aneurysm, from Ancient Greek ἀνά meaning "up" combined with a Greek root meaning "rupture," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-.

aneurysmal (English): Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing aneurysms

Ancestry of “aneurysmal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “aneurysmal”

  • aneurismal
  • nonaneurysmal
  • aneurysmally
  • perianeurysmal
  • postaneurysmal
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