Where does “microvasospasm” come from?
microvasospasm (English) comes from English vasospasm, from English spasm, from Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
microvasospasm (English): A very small vasospasm
Definitions
- A very small vasospasm
Ancestry of “microvasospasm”, step by step
microvasospasm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vasospasm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vasospasm | Spasm of the blood vessels, leading to... |
| 2 | English | spasm | A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a... |
| 3 | Middle English | spasme | — |
| 4 | Old French | spasme | Alternative form of espasme |
| 5 | Latin | spasmus | spasm |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |