Where does “bronchodilator” come from?
Bronchodilator is a modern English compound of broncho- and dilator, where dilator derives from English dilate, from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dilātāre, from Latin lātus meaning "wide" and dis- meaning "apart."
bronchodilator (English): Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial...
Definitions
- Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial...
Ancestry of “bronchodilator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilator | Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body... |
| 2 | English | dilate | To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or... |
| 3 | Middle English | dilaten | — |
| 4 | Old French | dilater | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīlātō | to spread out, extend, dilate |
| 6 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |