Where does “intraoperatively” come from?
Intraoperatively comes from English intraoperative, combining the Latin prefix intra meaning "within" with English operative, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
intraoperatively (English): In an intraoperative context; during surgery
Definitions
- In an intraoperative context; during surgery
Ancestry of “intraoperatively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intraoperative | Happening during a surgical operation |
| 2 | English | operative | Effectual or important; Functional, in working... |
| 3 | Middle English | operative | — |
| 4 | Middle French | operatif | — |
| 5 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 6 | Latin | operō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |