Where does “postvagotomy” come from?

postvagotomy (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.

postvagotomy (English): After a vagotomy

Definitions

  1. After a vagotomy

Ancestry of “postvagotomy”, step by step

postvagotomy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
2Middle Frenchposte—
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Italianpostoplace, spot
5Latinpositusplaced; ordained
6Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—

via English vagotomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvagotomyThe surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as...
2English-tomyCutting, incision, section
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →