Where does “chirospasmo” come from?

chirospasmo (Italian) comes from Italian spasmo, 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,...

chirospasmo (Italian): cheirospasm

Definitions

  1. cheirospasm

Ancestry of “chirospasmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspasmospasm; pang
2Latinspasmusspasm
3Ancient Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
4Ancient Greekσπάωto break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out
5Proto-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 →