Where does “perioperative” come from?
Perioperative derives from English operative combined with Ancient Greek περί (peri, "around"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and pr̥tós.
perioperative (English): Relating to the period around an operation,...
Definitions
- Relating to the period around an operation,...
Ancestry of “perioperative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operative | Effectual or important; Functional, in working... |
| 2 | Middle English | operative | — |
| 3 | Middle French | operatif | — |
| 4 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 5 | Latin | operō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |