Etymology

vasoconstrict

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Today it means: To undergo, or cause to undergo, vasoconstriction. Full definition →

English constrict ← Latin cōnstrictus ← Proto-Italic *strengō
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  1. Proto-Italic*wāss
  2. Latinvās
  3. Englishvaso-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  6. Proto-Italic*kom
  7. Proto-Italic*kom-
  8. Latincōn-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  11. Proto-Italic*stringō
  12. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  14. Proto-Italic*strengō
  15. Latinstringō
  16. Latincōnstringō
  17. Latincōnstrictus
  18. Englishconstrict
  19. English todayvasoconstrict

From vaso- + constrict.

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