Where does “postprandial” come from?

Postprandial comes from English post- combined with prandial (from Latin prandium, meal), ultimately tracing through Latin postis and Proto-Indo-European pósti and pós.

postprandial (English): After a meal, especially after dinner

Definitions

  1. After a meal, especially after dinner

Ancestry of “postprandial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprandialOf or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner
2Latinprandiumlate breakfast, luncheon, lunch
3Proto-Italicprāndijom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “postprandial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Italic prāndijom →Every word from Latin prandium →