Where does “antibronchospastic” come from?
antibronchospastic (English) comes from English bronchospastic, from English spastic, from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antibronchospastic (English): Preventing bronchospasm
Definitions
- Preventing bronchospasm
Ancestry of “antibronchospastic”, step by step
antibronchospastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bronchospastic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bronchospastic | Relating to, or causing, bronchospasm |
| 2 | English | spastic | Of, relating to, or affected by spasm; Of or... |
| 3 | Latin | spasticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπαστικός | drawing in, absorbing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |