Where does “postacute” come from?
postacute (English) comes from English acūte, from French aigu, from German akut, from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō — sharp.
postacute (English): Following an acute situation
Definitions
- Following an acute situation
Ancestry of “postacute”, step by step
postacute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acūte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acūte | Brief, quick, short |
| 2 | French | aigu | sharp, pointy; acute, keen, discerning; sharp,... |
| 3 | German | akut | acute; severe |
| 4 | Italian | acuto | acute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill |
| 5 | Russian | аку́т | acute accent |
| 6 | Spanish | agudo | sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;... |
| 7 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 8 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 9 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |