Where does “perioperatively” come from?
perioperatively (English) comes from English perioperative, from English operative, from Middle English operative, from Middle French operatif, from Latin operativus, from Latin operō, from Latin Opus, from Ancient Greek Ὀποῦς — to follow; to see; to say.
perioperatively (English): In a perioperative manner
Definitions
- In a perioperative manner
Ancestry of “perioperatively”, step by step
perioperatively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perioperative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perioperative | Relating to the period around an 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 |