Where does “postconvalescence” come from?
postconvalescence (English) comes from English convalescence, from Middle French convalescence, from Latin convalēscentia, from Latin convalescens, from Latin convalesco, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.
postconvalescence (English): The period of time that follows convalescence
Definitions
- The period of time that follows convalescence
Ancestry of “postconvalescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | convalescence | A gradual healing after illness or injury; The... |
| 2 | Middle French | convalescence | — |
| 3 | Latin | convalēscentia | — |
| 4 | Latin | convalescens | |
| 5 | Latin | convalesco | I recover ; I gain strength |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |