Where does “pseudoinfarction” come from?
pseudoinfarction (English) comes from English infarction, from English -ion, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
pseudoinfarction (English): Any condition which imitates the characteristics of an acute myocardial infarction, especially in its pattern on an electrocardiogram
Definitions
- Any condition which imitates the characteristics of an acute myocardial infarction, especially in its pattern on an electrocardiogram
Ancestry of “pseudoinfarction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infarction | The process which causes an infarct; An infarct |
| 2 | English | -ion | an action or process, or the result of an action... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόγειον | apogee, greatest distance from the Earth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |