Where does “postvulval” come from?
postvulval (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.
postvulval (English): posterior to the vulva
Definitions
- posterior to the vulva
Ancestry of “postvulval”, step by step
postvulval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English vulval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vulval | Pertaining to the vulva |
| 2 | English | vulva | The external female sexual organs, collectively;... |
| 3 | Latin | vulva | vulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva |
| 4 | Latin | volva | womb, female sexual organ |
| 5 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |