Where does “postpartum” come from?
Postpartum comes from Latin post meaning after, derived from Latin postis meaning post or doorpost, which traces to Proto-Indo-European pósti and ultimately pós.
postpartum (English): after giving birth; The period immediately...
Definitions
- after giving birth; The period immediately...
Ancestry of “postpartum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 2 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “postpartum”