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Where does “arteriolar” come from?

Arteriolar comes from English arteriole, formed with the Latin suffix -arius, which derives from Latin -alis and Latin -arius, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία meaning windpipe, from ἀείρω meaning to lift or raise.

arteriolar (English): Of or pertaining to an arteriole

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an arteriole

Ancestry of “arteriolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharterioleOne of the small branches of an artery,...
2Frenchartériolearteriole
3Frenchartèreartery; thoroughfare
4Old Frenchartereartery
5Latinartēria—
6Ancient Greekἀρτηρίαartery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi
7Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “arteriolar”

  • periarteriolar
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