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Where does “vasotonus” come from?

vasotonus (English) comes from English tonus, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

vasotonus (English): tone of the vascular system

Definitions

  1. tone of the vascular system

Ancestry of “vasotonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtonustonicity; tone
2LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
3Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
4Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
5Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
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