Where does “postextrasystolic” come from?
postextrasystolic (English) comes from English extrasystolic, from English extrasystole, from English systole, from Ancient Greek συστολή, from Ancient Greek συστέλλω, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
postextrasystolic (English): Following an extrasystole; relating to a...
Definitions
- Following an extrasystole; relating to a...
Ancestry of “postextrasystolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extrasystolic | Relating to extrasystole, the premature... |
| 2 | English | extrasystole | A premature contraction of the heart, producing... |
| 3 | English | systole | The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συστολή | contraction, drawing together; contraction of the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συστέλλω | To draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |