Etymology of the English word cardiospasm
the English word
cardiospasmderived from the English word
spasmderived from the Old French word
spasmederived from the Latin word
spasmus (cramp)
derived from the Greek word
spasmos, σπασμός
derived from the Greek word
span, σπᾶν
derived from the Greek word
spao, σπάω (to draw)
derived from the Greek word
spânusing the English prefix
cardio-derived from the Greek word
kardia, καρδία (heart; the heart; the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerd-Usage
Word found in Modern English