Where does “arteriole” come from?
Arteriole comes from French artériole, diminutive of French artère, from Latin arteria, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία, ultimately derived from a root meaning to lift or suspend.
arteriole (English): One of the small branches of an artery,...
Definitions
- One of the small branches of an artery,...
Ancestry of “arteriole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | artériole | arteriole |
| 2 | French | artère | artery; thoroughfare |
| 3 | Old French | artere | artery |
| 4 | Latin | artēria | a windpipe |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρτηρία | artery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |