Etymology of the English word cardiotonic
the English word
cardiotonicderived from the English word
tonicderived from the New Latin word
tonicusderived from the Greek word
tonikos, τονικός
derived from the Medieval Greek word
tonos, τόνος
derived from the Greek word
teino, τείνω
using 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
