Where does “postabsorptive” come from?

postabsorptive (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

postabsorptive (English): Following absorption of nutrients from the...

Definitions

  1. Following absorption of nutrients from the...

Ancestry of “postabsorptive”, step by step

postabsorptive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
2Middle Frenchposte
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Latinprobāre
5Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
6LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English absorptive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsorptiveHaving power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or...
2EnglishabsorbTo include so that it no longer has separate...
3Middle Frenchabsorber
4Latinabsorbeōto swallow down, devour
5LatinsorbeoI suck in, drink up
6Proto-Italicsorβeōto suck in
7Proto-Indo-Europeansrobʰéyetito be sipping, sucking; to cause to sip, suck
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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