Where does “postgenital” come from?
postgenital (English) comes from English genital, from Middle English genital, from Latin genitālis, from Latin genitus, from Latin gignere, from Latin genere, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
postgenital (English): Behind the genital region
Definitions
- Behind the genital region
Ancestry of “postgenital”, step by step
postgenital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English genital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genital | Of, or relating to biological reproduction; Of,... |
| 2 | Middle English | genital | — |
| 3 | Latin | genitālis | of or relating to generation or birth |
| 4 | Latin | genitus | begotten; engendered; produced |
| 5 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 7 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
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 | — |