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Where does “mesocardiac” come from?

mesocardiac (English) comes from English cardiac, from Middle French cardiaque, from Latin cardiacus, from Ancient Greek καρδιακός, from Ancient Greek Καρδία, from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

mesocardiac (English): Near the middle of the heart

Definitions

  1. Near the middle of the heart

Ancestry of “mesocardiac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcardiacPertaining to the heart; Pertaining to the...
2Middle Frenchcardiaque—
3Latincardiacus—
4Ancient Greekκαρδιακόςconcerning the heart; suffering from a heart...
5Ancient GreekΚαρδία—
6Proto-Hellenickərdíyā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥díyeh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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