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Where does “postural” come from?

Postural is an English adjective derived from posture, which comes from Latin positura meaning the manner or position of being placed or arranged.

postural (English): Relating to posture; Lying down

Definitions

  1. Relating to posture; Lying down

Ancestry of “postural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ál—
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “postural”

  • posturally
  • nonpostural
  • suprapostural
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