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Where does “cardiology” come from?

Cardiology derives from Ancient Greek καρδία meaning heart, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂, ultimately from ḱḗr also meaning heart.

cardiology (English): The study of the structure, function, and...

Definitions

  1. The study of the structure, function, and...

Ancestry of “cardiology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcardioCardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the...
2EnglishcardiovascularRelating to the circulatory system, that is the...
3EnglishvascularRelating to the flow of fluids, such as blood,...
4New Latinvascularisvascular
5Latinvāsculum—
6Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
7Proto-Italic-klom—
8Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “cardiology”

  • cardiological
  • telecardiology
  • echocardiology
  • cardiologically
  • echocardiologist
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