Where does “postmenopausally” come from?
postmenopausally (English) comes from English postmenopausal, from English menopausal, from English menopause, from French ménopause, from French -pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
postmenopausally (English): After menopause
Ancestry of “postmenopausally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | postmenopausal | Subsequent to the menopause; Having experienced... |
| 2 | English | menopausal | Of, or pertaining to the menopause |
| 3 | English | menopause | The period in a woman's life when menstruation... |
| 4 | French | ménopause | menopause |
| 5 | French | -pause | -pause |
| 6 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |