Where does “postoperatively” come from?
Postoperatively derives from English operative, Latin poste, Latin postis, and Proto-Germanic galīkaz, tracing through Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
postoperatively (English): In a postoperative context; after surgery
Definitions
- In a postoperative context; after surgery
Ancestry of “postoperatively”, step by step
postoperatively traces back through 3 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 | 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 |
via English operative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | operative | Effectual or important; Functional, in working... |
| 2 | Middle English | operative | — |
| 3 | Middle French | operatif | — |
| 4 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 5 | Latin | operō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |