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Where does “αγγειοχειρουργική” come from?

αγγειοχειρουργική (Greek) comes from Greek αγγείο, from Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἄγγος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

αγγειοχειρουργική (Greek): vascular surgery

Definitions

  1. vascular surgery

Ancestry of “αγγειοχειρουργική”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαγγείοvessel, pot, urn, vase; blood vessel
2Ancient Greekἀγγεῖονvessel, jar, vase, pail, bucket, box; receptacle,...
3Ancient Greekἄγγοςvessel , vat, pitcher, bucket, pail, wine-bowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
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