Where does “arteriovenous” come from?
Arteriovenous derives from Latin venosus, relating to the veins, from Latin vena meaning vein, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-.
arteriovenous (English): Relating to the arteries and the veins
Definitions
- Relating to the arteries and the veins
Ancestry of “arteriovenous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | arterio- | arteri- + -o- |
| 2 | English | arteri- | — |
| 3 | Latin | artēria | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρτηρία | artery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |