English
angiotenic
Angiotenic comes from French angioténique, and goes back to τείνω ‘to stretch’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentτείνω‘to stretch’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentangioténique
- Englishtodayangiotenic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentτείνω‘to stretch’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentangioténique
- Englishtodayangiotenic
Formed from angio- + τείνω ‘to stretch’
Every English word from French τείνω
Today it means
adj That is thought to stretch the blood vessels
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French τείνω / angiotenic