Where does “cardiovascular” come from?
Cardiovascular comes from English, combining Latin vāsculum (small vessel) and Ancient Greek kardía (heart), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr.
cardiovascular (English): Relating to the circulatory system, that is the...
Definitions
- Relating to the circulatory system, that is the...
Ancestry of “cardiovascular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vascular | Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood,... |
| 2 | New Latin | vascularis | vascular |
| 3 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “cardiovascular”
- cardio
- cardiologist
- cardiology
- cardioplegia
- cardioembolic
- cardiotomy
- cardioplegic
- cardiotonic
- cardiogenesis
- cardioselective
- cardiological
- cardioinhibitory
- cardioactive
- cardiopathy
- postcardiotomy
- noncardiovascular
- cardioembolism
- cardiorenal
- cardiocirculatory
- cardiovascularly
- myocardiopathy
- cardiospasm
- cardiotropic
- cardiomyotomy