Where does “postprostatectomy” come from?
postprostatectomy (English) comes from English prostatectomy, from English prostato-, from English prostate, from English State, from Middle English stat, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
postprostatectomy (English): After prostatectomy
Definitions
- After prostatectomy
Ancestry of “postprostatectomy”, step by step
postprostatectomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prostatectomy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostatectomy | The surgical removal of part or all of the... |
| 2 | English | prostato- | Relating to the prostate glands |
| 3 | English | prostate | The prostate gland; Of or relating to the... |
| 4 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 5 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 6 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
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 | — |