Where does “intravenous” come from?
Intravenous comes from English venous, from Latin intra meaning "within" and vēna meaning "vein," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- meaning "to carry or convey."
intravenous (English): Inside the veins; A dose of medicine administered...
Definitions
- Inside the veins; A dose of medicine administered...
Ancestry of “intravenous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | intra- | a prefix signifying inside, within, interior,... |
| 2 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 3 | Latin | interus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “intravenous”