Where does “hypertension” come from?
hypertension (Finnish) comes from Finnish hypertensio, from English hypertension, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
hypertension (Finnish): Genitive singular form of hypertensio
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of hypertensio
Ancestry of “hypertension”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hypertensio | hypertension |
| 2 | English | hypertension | The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood... |
| 3 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 4 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 5 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |