Etymology of the English word hypertension
the English word
hypertensionusing the English prefix
hyper-derived from the Greek word
huper, ὑπέρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the English word
tensionderived from the Latin word
tensioderived from the Latin word
tensusderived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-derived from the Latin word
tensumderived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-Derivations in English
angiotensinUsage
Word found in Modern English
