Where does “sartan” come from?
sartan (English) comes from English angiotensin, from English hypertension, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
sartan (English): Any of a group of angiotensin receptor antagonists that are used in the treatment of hypertension
Definitions
- Any of a group of angiotensin receptor antagonists that are used in the treatment of hypertension
Ancestry of “sartan”, step by step
sartan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English angiotensin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | angiotensin | Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood... |
| 2 | English | hypertension | The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood... |
| 3 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 4 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 5 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English antagonist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antagonist | An opponent or enemy; One who antagonizes or... |
| 2 | Latin | antagonista | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνιστής | opponent |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνταγωνίζομαι | to struggle against, prove a match for |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωνίζομαι | to contend, compete |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English receptor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | receptor | A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific... |
| 2 | Old French | receptour | — |
| 3 | Latin | receptorius | — |
| 4 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |