Where does “minipuberty” come from?
minipuberty (English) comes from English puberty, from Middle English pūbertē, from Old French puberté, from Latin pubertas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
minipuberty (English): A temporary raised level of sex hormones that...
Definitions
- A temporary raised level of sex hormones that...
Ancestry of “minipuberty”, step by step
minipuberty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English puberty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puberty | A developmental phase brought about by the action... |
| 2 | Middle English | pūbertē | — |
| 3 | Old French | puberté | — |
| 4 | Latin | pubertas | puberty |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |