Where does “antihypertensive” come from?
Antihypertensive comes from English anti- combined with hypertensive, with the prefix anti- deriving from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from ἀντί meaning "against," traced to Proto-Indo-European h₂énti.
antihypertensive (English): an agent that prevents or counteracts...
Definitions
- an agent that prevents or counteracts...
Ancestry of “antihypertensive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypertensive | Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension; a... |
| 2 | English | hyper- | over, above or beyond; excessive; existing in... |
| 3 | Greek | υπερ- | hyper, super; hyper-; super-, ultra-, sur- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑπερ- | over-, super- |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπέρ | for; over-much, above measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |