Where does “diastolic” come from?
diastolic (Romanian) comes from French diastolique, from French diastole, from Ancient Greek διαστολή, from Ancient Greek διαστέλλω, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
diastolic (Romanian): diastolic
Ancestry of “diastolic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | diastolique | diastolic |
| 2 | French | diastole | diastole |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διαστολή | dilatation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διαστέλλω | separate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |