Where does “postgonorrheic” come from?
postgonorrheic (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.
postgonorrheic (English): Following gonorrhea
Definitions
- Following gonorrhea
Ancestry of “postgonorrheic”, step by step
postgonorrheic 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 gonorrheic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gonorrheic | Alternative spelling of gonorrhoeic |
| 2 | English | gonorrhea | An STD caused by a species of bacteria that... |
| 3 | Late Latin | gonorrhoia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γονόρροια | gonorrhea; blennorrhea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥοία | flow, flux |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |