Where does “venoarteriolar” come from?
venoarteriolar (English) comes from English arteriolar, from English arteriole, from French artériole, from French artère, from Old French artere, from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
venoarteriolar (English): Relating to veins and arterioles
Definitions
- Relating to veins and arterioles
Ancestry of “venoarteriolar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arteriolar | Of or pertaining to an arteriole |
| 2 | English | arteriole | One of the small branches of an artery,... |
| 3 | French | artériole | arteriole |
| 4 | French | artère | artery; thoroughfare |
| 5 | Old French | artere | artery |
| 6 | Latin | artēria | a windpipe |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀρτηρία | artery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |