Where does “vasodepressor” come from?
vasodepressor (English) comes from English depressor, from English depress, from Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
vasodepressor (English): Any material that produces vasodilation and thus...
Definitions
- Any material that produces vasodilation and thus...
Ancestry of “vasodepressor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depressor | Anything that depresses; An instrument used to... |
| 2 | English | depress | To press down; To make depressed, sad or bored;... |
| 3 | Middle English | depressen | — |
| 4 | Old French | depresser | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēpressus | depressed (pressed down) |
| 6 | Latin | dēprimō | to press down; to depress |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |