Etymology

angioadaptation

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Today it means: The adaptation of blood vessels to changing circumstances (by changes in diameter etc.) Full definition →

English adaptation ← French adaptation ← Medieval Latin adaptātiō
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἄγγος (ángos)
  2. Ancient Greekἀγγεῖον (angeîon)
  3. Englishangio-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  5. Proto-Italic*ad
  6. Proto-Italic*ad-
  7. Latinad-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
  10. Proto-Italic*aptos
  11. Latinaptus
  12. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  13. Proto-Italic*apjō
  14. Latinapiō
  15. Latinaptō
  16. Latinadaptō
  17. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  18. Frenchadaptation
  19. Englishadaptation
  20. English todayangioadaptation

From angio- + adaptation.

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