Vascular
/ˈvæs.kjə.lɚ/noun
Relating to, containing, or carried out by blood vessels or other tube-like channels.
Did you know?Vascular comes from Latin *vasculum*, a diminutive of *vas* meaning “vessel,” the same root behind words tied to containers, carrying, and the idea of something being held inside a form.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weǵʰ-
“to carry, transport”
Latin
Latin
vas
“vessel, container”
Latin
Latin
vasculum
“small vessel, little container”
Late Latin
Latin
vascularis
“relating to vessels”
14th–17th Century
English
vascular
“relating to vessels, especially blood vessels”
Modern English
English
vascular
“relating to blood vessels or plant conducting tissue”