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Where does “cardiologo” come from?

cardiologo (Italian) comes from Italian cardio-, from Ancient Greek Καρδία, from Proto-Hellenic kərdíyā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥díyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

cardiologo (Italian): cardiologist

Definitions

  1. cardiologist

Ancestry of “cardiologo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancardio-cardio-
2Ancient GreekΚαρδία—
3Proto-Hellenickərdíyā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥díyeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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