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Where does “postejaculatory” come from?

postejaculatory (English) comes from English ejaculatory, from English ejaculate, from Latin ēiaculātus, from Latin ēiaculor, from Latin iaculor, from Latin iaculum, from Latin iaculus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

postejaculatory (English): After ejaculation

Definitions

  1. After ejaculation

Ancestry of “postejaculatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishejaculatoryOf or pertaining to ejaculation; Of speech,...
2EnglishejaculateTo eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and...
3Latinēiaculātus—
4Latinēiaculor—
5LatiniaculorI throw or hurl; I throw or fight with a javelin
6LatiniaculumA dart, a javelin; A casting net, the weapon of a...
7Latiniaculusthat is thrown; a serpent that darts from a tree...
8Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
9Proto-Italic-olos—
10Proto-Italic-elos—
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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