Etymology

bronchoconstriction

Today it means: A narrowing of the air passages through the bronchi of the lungs Full definition →

English constriction ← Late Latin cōnstrictiō ← Latin cōnstringō
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβρόγχος (brónkhos)
  2. Englishbroncho-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  5. Proto-Italic*kom
  6. Proto-Italic*kom-
  7. Latincōn-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  10. Proto-Italic*stringō
  11. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  13. Proto-Italic*strengō
  14. Latinstringō
  15. Latincōnstringō
  16. Late Latincōnstrictiō
  17. Englishconstriction
  18. English todaybronchoconstriction

From broncho- + constriction.

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