Where does “postictal” come from?

postictal (English) comes from English ictal, from English ictus, from Latin ictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

postictal (English): Occurring after an epileptic seizure

Definitions

  1. Occurring after an epileptic seizure

Ancestry of “postictal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishictalOf or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack...
2EnglishictusThe pulse; A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or...
3Latinictushit, struck; stabbed, stung; a blow, stroke,...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “postictal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin ictus →