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Where does “cardioprotector” come from?

cardioprotector (English) comes from English protector, from Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, from Latin prōtector, from Latin prōtegō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

cardioprotector (English): Any cardioprotective compound

Definitions

  1. Any cardioprotective compound

Ancestry of “cardioprotector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotectorSomeone who protects or guards, by assignment or...
2Middle Englishprotectour—
3Anglo-Normanprotectourprotector
4Latinprōtector—
5Latinprōtegō—
6Latinprō—
7Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
8Latinrēōr—
9Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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