Where does “antiprogestational” come from?
antiprogestational (English) comes from English progestational, from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
antiprogestational (English): That counters the secretion of progesterone (and thus of the onset of pregnancy)
Definitions
- That counters the secretion of progesterone (and thus of the onset of pregnancy)
Ancestry of “antiprogestational”, step by step
antiprogestational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English progestational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | progestational | Describing the phase of the menstrual cycle... |
| 2 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 3 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 4 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 7 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |