Where does “postconvulsive” come from?
postconvulsive (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
postconvulsive (English): Following a convulsion
Definitions
- Following a convulsion
Ancestry of “postconvulsive”, step by step
postconvulsive 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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English convulsive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convulsive | Marked by or having the nature of convulsions;... |
| 2 | French | convulsif | convulsive |
| 3 | French | convulsion | convulsion |
| 4 | Latin | convulsiō | convulsion |
| 5 | Latin | convulsus | shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown |
| 6 | Latin | convellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | convello | I shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow |
| 8 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |