Where does “postacrosomal” come from?

postacrosomal (English) comes from English acrosomal, from English acrosome, from English acro, from English acrobatic, from English -ic, from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem — in.

postacrosomal (English): Behind an acrosome

Definitions

  1. Behind an acrosome

Ancestry of “postacrosomal”, step by step

postacrosomal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acrosomal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacrosomalOf or pertaining to acrosomes
2EnglishacrosomeA structure forming the end of the head of a...
3Englishacroof or pertaining to something that combines...
4EnglishacrobaticOf or pertaining to an acrobat; vigorously active
5English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
6EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
7Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
8Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
9Spanishimagenimage
10Italianimmagineimage; imago
11Latinimāginem
12Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
13Latinīn-un-, non-, not
14Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
15Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
16Proto-Italicenin
17Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én