Where does “postextrasystole” come from?
postextrasystole (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
postextrasystole (English): The part of an irregular heartbeat rhythm...
Definitions
- The part of an irregular heartbeat rhythm...
Ancestry of “postextrasystole”, step by step
postextrasystole 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 | 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 | — |
via English extrasystole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extrasystole | A premature contraction of the heart, producing... |
| 2 | English | systole | The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συστολή | contraction, drawing together; contraction of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συστέλλω | To draw together: shorten sail; to draw in,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |