Where does “postdauer” come from?
postdauer (English) comes from English dauer, from German dauer, from German dauern, from Middle High German dūren, from Middle Low German dūren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus — far; long.
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 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 |
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 | — |