Where does “metarteriole” come from?
metarteriole (English) comes from English arteriole, from French artériole, from French artère, from Old French artere, from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
metarteriole (English): An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking...
Definitions
- An arterial capillary; a short vessel linking...
Ancestry of “metarteriole”, step by step
metarteriole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arteriole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arteriole | One of the small branches of an artery,... |
| 2 | French | artériole | arteriole |
| 3 | French | artère | artery; thoroughfare |
| 4 | Old French | artere | artery |
| 5 | Latin | artēria | a windpipe |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρτηρία | artery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |