Where does “vasospasmo” come from?

vasospasmo (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,...

vasospasmo (Italian): vasospasm

Definitions

  1. vasospasm

Ancestry of “vasospasmo”, 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 →