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Where does “periarteriolar” come from?

periarteriolar (English) comes from English arteriolar, from English arteriole, from French artériole, from French artère, from Old French artere, from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

periarteriolar (English): Surrounding an arteriole

Definitions

  1. Surrounding an arteriole

Ancestry of “periarteriolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharteriolarOf or pertaining to an arteriole
2EnglisharterioleOne of the small branches of an artery,...
3Frenchartériolearteriole
4Frenchartèreartery; thoroughfare
5Old Frenchartereartery
6Latinartēria—
7Ancient Greekἀρτηρίαartery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi
8Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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