Where does “vasodilatation” come from?
Vasodilatation comes from English vaso- (relating to vessels) and dilatation, ultimately from Latin vas meaning vessel.
vasodilatation (English): dilatation of a blood vessel
Definitions
- dilatation of a blood vessel
Ancestry of “vasodilatation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilatation | Prolixity; diffuse discourse; The act of... |
| 2 | Old French | dilatation | dilation; act or instance of dilating |
| 3 | Latin | dilatatio | extending, enlarging; dilation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |