Where does “postcoital” come from?

postcoital (English) comes from English coital, from English coitus, from Latin coitus, from Latin coeō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

postcoital (English): Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sexual...

Definitions

  1. Occurring after, or as a consequence of, sexual...

Ancestry of “postcoital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoitalof or relating to the sex act or coitus
2EnglishcoitusSexual intercourse, especially involving...
3Latincoitusa coming or meeting; a joining, combination;...
4Latincoeōto assemble, meet, come together
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “postcoital

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