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- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishfibrillate
- English todaydefibrillate
From de- + fibrillate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
defibrillate
Today it means: To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock. Full definition →
English fibrillate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē