Etymology

antianginal

A1N1T1I1A1N1G2I1N1A1L1

Today it means: Any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English angina ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishangina
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. English todayantianginal

From anti- + angina + -al.

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