Where does “postarthroplasty” come from?
postarthroplasty (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
postarthroplasty (English): Following arthroplasty
Definitions
- Following arthroplasty
Ancestry of “postarthroplasty”, step by step
postarthroplasty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English arthroplasty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arthroplasty | The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an... |
| 2 | English | arthro- | joint; articulation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |