myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of diastole

Etymology of the Latin word diastole

the Late Latin word diastole (distole, mark indicating separation or words; comma)

derived from the Greek word diastole, διαστολή (a variation)

derived from the Greek word diastellein, διαστέλλω

derived from the Greek word stellein, στέλλω (to send)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stel-

English diastole, Italian diastole

Word found in Late Latin