Where does “postictally” come from?
postictally (English) comes from English postictal, 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.
postictally (English): Occurring after an epileptic seizure
Definitions
- Occurring after an epileptic seizure
Ancestry of “postictally”, step by step
postictally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postictal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postictal | Occurring after an epileptic seizure |
| 2 | English | ictal | Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack... |
| 3 | English | ictus | The pulse; A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or... |
| 4 | Latin | ictus | hit, struck; stabbed, stung; a blow, stroke,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |