Etymology

bronchoconstrictive

Today it means: That produces bronchoconstriction Full definition →

English constrictive ← Latin cōnstrictus ← Proto-Italic *strengō
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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. Latincōnstrictus
  17. Englishconstrict
  18. Englishconstrictive
  19. English todaybronchoconstrictive

From broncho- + constrictive.

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