Etymology

arteriomotor

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Today it means: Relating to (or causing) changes in diameter of an artery Full definition →

English motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)
  2. Latinartēria
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)
  4. Englisharteri-
  5. Englisharterio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtor
  11. Middle Englishmotour
  12. Englishmotor
  13. English todayarteriomotor

From arterio- + motor.

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