Where does “postinflammatory” come from?
postinflammatory (English) comes from English inflammatory, from English inflame, from Middle English enflaumen, from Old French enflammer, from Latin inflammo, from Latin flammo, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre — to smell.
postinflammatory (English): After inflammation
Definitions
- After inflammation
Ancestry of “postinflammatory”, step by step
postinflammatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inflammatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inflammatory | Tending to inflame or provoke somebody; Relating... |
| 2 | English | inflame | To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,... |
| 3 | Middle English | enflaumen | — |
| 4 | Old French | enflammer | to inflame |
| 5 | Latin | inflammo | I ignite, inflame; I excite |
| 6 | Latin | flammo | I flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I... |
| 7 | Latin | flamma | flame, fire |
| 8 | Latin | flāgrāre | — |
| 9 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |