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Where does “telangiectasic” come from?

telangiectasic (English) comes from English telangiectasia, from Ancient Greek ἔκτασις, from Ancient Greek ἐκτείνω, from Ancient Greek τείνω, from Proto-Hellenic téňňō, from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

telangiectasic (English): Of or pertaining to telangiectasia

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to telangiectasia

Ancestry of “telangiectasic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelangiectasiaA condition characterized by dilatation of the...
2Ancient GreekἔκτασιςA stretching out, extension; lengthening of a...
3Ancient Greekἐκτείνωto stretch out; to prolong, draw out; to lay...
4Ancient Greekτείνωto stretch, extend; to spread; to exert, push to...
5Proto-Hellenictéňňōto stretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantén-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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