Where does “antiatherosclerosis” come from?
antiatherosclerosis (English) comes from English atherosclerosis, from English sclerosis, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye- — to cut, cut off, sever.
antiatherosclerosis (English): Countering atherosclerosis
Definitions
- Countering atherosclerosis
Ancestry of “antiatherosclerosis”, step by step
antiatherosclerosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atherosclerosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atherosclerosis | The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood... |
| 2 | English | sclerosis | The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |