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Where does “cardiodepressive” come from?

cardiodepressive (English) comes from English depressive, from French dépressif, from French dépression, from Latin depressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cardiodepressive (English): Reducing the heart rate

Definitions

  1. Reducing the heart rate

Ancestry of “cardiodepressive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepressiveCausing depression; dispiriting; Affected by...
2Frenchdépressifdepressive
3Frenchdépressiondepression
4Latindepressioa pressing down, a sinking down, a depression;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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