Where does “aterosclerótico” come from?
aterosclerótico (Spanish) comes from Spanish aterosclerosis, from Spanish esclerosis, from Medieval Latin sclerosis, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω — to cut, cut off, sever.
aterosclerótico (Spanish): atherosclerotic
Ancestry of “aterosclerótico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | aterosclerosis | atherosclerosis |
| 2 | Spanish | esclerosis | sclerosis |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sclerosis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |