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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | — |
| 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 |