Where does “extrasystolic” come from?
extrasystolic (English) comes from English extrasystole, from English systole, from Ancient Greek συστολή, from Ancient Greek συστέλλω, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
extrasystolic (English): Relating to extrasystole, the premature...
Definitions
- Relating to extrasystole, the premature...
Ancestry of “extrasystolic”, step by step
extrasystolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extrasystole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extrasystole | A premature contraction of the heart, producing... |
| 2 | English | systole | The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συστολή | contraction, drawing together; contraction of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συστέλλω | To draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |