Where does “hepatojugularometer” come from?
hepatojugularometer (English) comes from English jugular, from Latin jugulāris, from Latin iugulum, from Latin iugum, from French joug, from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, from Latin jugum — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
hepatojugularometer (English): A device used to establish quantitative control and to measure the pressure and force applied over the liver to test the hepatojugular reflux
Definitions
- A device used to establish quantitative control and to measure the pressure and force applied over the liver to test the hepatojugular reflux
Ancestry of “hepatojugularometer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jugular | Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat;... |
| 2 | Latin | jugulāris | — |
| 3 | Latin | iugulum | collarbone; throat, hollow of the neck; a murder,... |
| 4 | Latin | iugum | yoke or collar; a team of oxen; horizontal beam... |
| 5 | French | joug | yoke; balance beam |
| 6 | Middle French | joug | — |
| 7 | Old French | jug | — |
| 8 | Latin | jugum | Alternative form of iugum; yoke, ridge; a yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jugom | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |