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Where does “hemisystole” come from?

hemisystole (English) comes 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...

hemisystole (English): The contraction of the left ventricle alternating...

Definitions

  1. The contraction of the left ventricle alternating...

Ancestry of “hemisystole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsystoleThe rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which...
2Ancient Greekσυστολήcontraction, drawing together; contraction of the...
3Ancient GreekσυστέλλωTo draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,...
4Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
5Ancient Greek-ός—
6Proto-Hellenic*-os—
7Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
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