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Where does “hipertensivo” come from?

hipertensivo (Spanish) comes from Spanish hipertensión, from Galician hiper-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hipertensivo (Spanish): hypertensive

Definitions

  1. hypertensive

Ancestry of “hipertensivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhipertensiónhypertension
2Galicianhiper-—
3Ancient Greekὑπέρfor; over-much, above measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →