Where does “sphygm-” come from?

sphygm- (English) comes from Ancient Greek σφυγμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

sphygm- (English): pulse, pulsation

Definitions

  1. pulse, pulsation

Ancestry of “sphygm-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφυγμόςthe throbbing of inflamed parts; the beating of...
2Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “sphygm-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek σφυγμός →