Etymology

gastrovascular

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Today it means: That has both a digestive and a circulatory function. Full definition →

English vascular ← Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr) ← Proto-Indo-European *gres-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gres-
  2. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́ω (grắō)
  3. Ancient Greekγᾰστήρ (găstḗr)
  4. Englishgastro-
  5. Englishvascular
  6. English todaygastrovascular

From gastro- + vascular.

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