Where does “postdauer” come from?
postdauer (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.
postdauer (English): A stage in the development of nematode larvae following dauer; the organism at this stage
Definitions
- A stage in the development of nematode larvae following dauer; the organism at this stage
Ancestry of “postdauer”, step by step
postdauer 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 dauer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dauer | A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae... |
| 2 | German | dauer | inflection of dauern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | dauern | to last, to continue, to persist; to last, to be... |
| 4 | Middle High German | dūren | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dūren | — |
| 6 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 7 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 8 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |