Where does “atherosclerosis” come from?
Atherosclerosis comes from Ancient Greek ἀθήρα (athēra, "gruel" or "porridge") and σκλήρωσις (sklērōsis, "hardening"), from σκληροῦν (sklēroun, "to harden"), from σκληρός (sklēros, "hard"), from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁-.
atherosclerosis (English): The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood...
Definitions
- The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood...
Ancestry of “atherosclerosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sclerosis | The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |