Where does “postweaning” come from?
postweaning (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.
postweaning (English): Following the weaning period
Definitions
- Following the weaning period
Ancestry of “postweaning”, step by step
postweaning 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 weaning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weaning | present participle of wean; The process of a... |
| 2 | English | wean | To cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom... |
| 3 | Middle English | wenen | — |
| 4 | Old English | wēnan | to think (be of a certain opinion) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēnijaną | to hope, to expect; to believe, to imagine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |