Where does “postembryonically” come from?
postembryonically (English) comes from English embryonically, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω.
postembryonically (English): Following development of the embryo
Definitions
- Following development of the embryo
Ancestry of “postembryonically”, step by step
postembryonically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English embryonically
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | embryonically | In an embryonic way |
| 2 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 3 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 4 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 5 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 6 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 12 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via English postembryonic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postembryonic | That follows the embryonic stage of development |
| 2 | English | post- | after, later; behind |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | poste | — |