Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bronchoconstrictor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bron-chocon-stric-tor
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor New Latin cōnstrictorbor. ▲ Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict ▲ Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English constrictor English bronchoconstrictor From broncho- + constrictor.

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Questions

What does bronchoconstrictor mean?
Something that causes bronchoconstriction
Where does bronchoconstrictor come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor New Latin cōnstrictorbor. ▲ Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict ▲ Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English constrictor English bronchoconstrictor From broncho- + constrictor.

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