Where does “nitrovasodilator” come from?
nitrovasodilator (English) comes from English vasodilator, from English dilator, from English dilate, from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō, from Latin differō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nitrovasodilator (English): Any vasodilator that functions by supplying...
Definitions
- Any vasodilator that functions by supplying...
Ancestry of “nitrovasodilator”, step by step
nitrovasodilator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vasodilator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vasodilator | A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of... |
| 2 | English | dilator | Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body... |
| 3 | English | dilate | To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or... |
| 4 | Middle English | dilaten | — |
| 5 | Old French | dilater | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīlātō | to spread out, extend, dilate |
| 7 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Nitro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nitro | The univalent NO2 functional group |
| 2 | English | nitrocellulose | A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by... |
| 3 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 4 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 5 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 6 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |