Where does “afterload” come from?
Afterload comes from English after and English load, with after deriving from Old English æfter and load from Middle English laden, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European apo- and kelh₂-.
afterload (English): The load on a working muscle from a constant...
Definitions
- The load on a working muscle from a constant...
Ancestry of “afterload”, step by step
afterload traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English load
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | load | A burden; a weight to be carried; A worry or... |
| 2 | Middle English | lode | guide |
| 3 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |