Where does “spasmo” come from?

spasmo (Esperanto) comes from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

spasmo (Esperanto): spasm

Definitions

  1. spasm

Ancestry of “spasmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspasmusspasm
2Ancient Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
3Ancient Greekσπάωto break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peh₂-to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek σπασμός →