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
- After ejaculation
Ancestry of “postejaculatory”, step by step
postejaculatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ejaculatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ejaculatory | Of or pertaining to ejaculation; Of speech,... |
| 2 | English | ejaculate | To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and... |
| 3 | Latin | ēiaculātus | hurling, shooting out, having hurled out, shooted out |
| 4 | Latin | ēiaculor | to shoot out; throw out; hurl with force |
| 5 | Latin | iaculor | I throw or hurl; I throw or fight with a javelin |
| 6 | Latin | iaculum | A dart, a javelin; A casting net, the weapon of a... |
| 7 | Latin | iaculus | that is thrown; a serpent that darts from a tree... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |