Where does “tachysystole” come from?
tachysystole (English) comes from English systole, from Ancient Greek συστολή, from Ancient Greek συστέλλω, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
tachysystole (English): A condition of excessively frequent uterine...
Definitions
- A condition of excessively frequent uterine...
Ancestry of “tachysystole”, step by step
tachysystole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English systole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | systole | The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | συστολή | contraction, drawing together; contraction of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συστέλλω | To draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |