Where does “postbronchodilator” come from?
postbronchodilator (English) comes from English bronchodilator, from English dilator, from English dilate, from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō, from Latin differō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postbronchodilator (English): After the use of a bronchodilator
Definitions
- After the use of a bronchodilator
Ancestry of “postbronchodilator”, step by step
postbronchodilator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bronchodilator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bronchodilator | Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial... |
| 2 | English | dilator | Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body... |
| 3 | English | dilate | To enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or... |
| 4 | Middle English | dilaten | — |
| 5 | Old French | dilater | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīlātō | to spread out, extend, dilate |
| 7 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 | — |