Etymology of the English word artery
the English word
arteryderived from the Latin word
arteria, (windpipe: ancient belief that blood vessels contained air)
derived from the Greek word
aer, ἀήρ (air; by analogy, to blow); 'air' (as naturally circumambient))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
terein (to keep)
derived from the Greek word
tereinderived from the Latin word
arteria (windpipe, trachea, breathing tubes)
derived from the Greek word
arteria, ἀρτηρία
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
arteryderived from the Greek word
arteria, ἀρτηρία
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of artery in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
arterie, French
artère, German
Arterie, Italian
arteria, Latin
arteria, Lithuanian
arterija, Norwegian
arterie, Polish
arteria, Russian
apтepия, Swedish
artärUsage
Word found in Modern English
