Where does “cerebrovasospasm” come from?
cerebrovasospasm (English) comes from English vasospasm, from English spasm, from Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
cerebrovasospasm (English): cerebral vasospasm
Definitions
- cerebral vasospasm
Ancestry of “cerebrovasospasm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vasospasm | Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to... |
| 2 | English | spasm | A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a... |
| 3 | Middle English | spasme | — |
| 4 | Old French | spasme | Alternative form of espasme |
| 5 | Latin | spasmus | spasm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |