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Where does “spasmus” come from?

spasmus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

spasmus (Latin): spasm

Definitions

  1. spasm

Ancestry of “spasmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
2Ancient Greekσπάωto break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out
3Proto-Indo-European(s)peh₂-to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

Words derived from “spasmus”

  • spasm
  • vasospasm
  • bronchospasm
  • laryngospasm
  • blepharospasm
  • pylorospasm
  • myospasm
  • cardiospasm
  • spasmogenic
  • spasmolysis
  • spasmogen
  • esophagospasm
  • graphospasm
  • microvasospasm
  • spasmogenically
  • neurospasm
  • bronchospasmolytic
  • ophthalmospasm
  • pasma
  • xyrospasm
  • geniospasm
  • spasmoid
  • spasmology
  • spasmare
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