Where does “vasodilator” come from?
Vasodilator comes from English dilator, from Latin dilātō meaning "to spread wide," combined with Latin vās meaning "vessel," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning "to carry."
vasodilator (English): A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of...
Definitions
- A drug or chemical agent that causes dilation of...
Ancestry of “vasodilator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dilator | Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body... |
| 2 | English | dilate | To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or... |
| 3 | Middle English | dilaten | — |
| 4 | Old French | dilater | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīlātō | — |
| 6 | Latin | differō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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