Where does “atenolol” come from?
atenolol (English) comes from English hypertension, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
atenolol (English): A beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure
Definitions
- A beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure
Ancestry of “atenolol”, step by step
atenolol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypertension
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypertension | The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood... |
| 2 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 3 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 4 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English angina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | angina | An inflammatory infection of the throat,... |
| 2 | Latin | angina | choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis |
| 3 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |