Where does “postinhibitory” come from?
postinhibitory (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.
postinhibitory (English): Following inhibition
Definitions
- Following inhibition
Ancestry of “postinhibitory”, step by step
postinhibitory 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 inhibitory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inhibitory | That inhibits; Of, or relating to an inhibitor |
| 2 | English | inhibit | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;... |
| 3 | Latin | inhibitus | restrained, inhibited |
| 4 | Latin | inhibeō | to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |