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Where does “endarterium” come from?

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

endarterium (English): The lining of an artery

Definitions

  1. The lining of an artery

Ancestry of “endarterium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “endarterium”

  • endarterectomy
  • endarterectomize
  • thrombo-endarteriectomy
  • endarteriectomy
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