Where does “diástole” come from?
diástole (Spanish) comes 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...
diástole (Spanish): diastole
Definitions
- diastole
Ancestry of “diástole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | διαστολή | dilatation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διαστέλλω | separate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |