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Where does “endarteriectomy” come from?

endarteriectomy (English) comes from English endarterectomy, from English endarterium, from English artery, from Old French artaire, from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

endarteriectomy (English): Alternative spelling of endarterectomy

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of endarterectomy

Ancestry of “endarteriectomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendarterectomyThe surgical procedure to remove plaque from an...
2EnglishendarteriumThe lining of an artery
3EnglisharteryAn efferent blood vessel from the heart,...
4Old Frenchartaireartery
5Latinartēria—
6Ancient Greekἀρτηρίαartery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi
7Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “endarteriectomy”

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