English
infracardiac
From infra- + cardiac.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
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Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry, bear’
Latin ferō ‘to bear’
Latin īnferō ‘to carry, bring, put, place, or throw in,…’
Latin īnfrā ‘below’
English infra-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- ‘heart’
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Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ ‘heart’
Ancient Greek κᾰρδῐᾰκός ‘concerning the heart’
Latin cardiacus ‘related to the heart or stomach’
Middle French cardiaque
English cardiac
Today it means
adj inferior to the heart
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / infracardiac