Where does “angioedema” come from?
Angioedema combines English angio- (from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον) and edema (from Ancient Greek οἴδημα, meaning swelling, derived from οἰδέω).
angioedema (English): Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often...
Definitions
- Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often...
Ancestry of “angioedema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | edema | An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue... |
| 2 | New Latin | oedema | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἴδημα | swelling, tumour |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οἰδέω | to swell, become swollen; of inflated style |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oyd-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |