Where does “arterioso” come from?
arterioso (Spanish) comes from Spanish arteria, from Italian artero-, from Spanish arte, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
arterioso (Spanish): arterial
Ancestry of “arterioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arteria | artery |
| 2 | Italian | artero- | — |
| 3 | Spanish | arte | art; skill |
| 4 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |