Etymology

cardioprotective

Today it means: That serves to protect the heart. Full definition →

English protective ← Medieval Latin prōtēctīvus ← Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  5. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  6. Englishcardio-
  7. Medieval Latinprōtēctīvus
  8. Englishprotective
  9. English todaycardioprotective

From cardio- + protective.

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