Where does “preoperatively” come from?
Preoperatively derives from English preoperative, combining Old English -līċ with Latin prae- meaning "before," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning "forward" and līg- meaning "to lie."
preoperatively (English): In a preoperative context; before surgery
Definitions
- In a preoperative context; before surgery
Ancestry of “preoperatively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preoperative | Prior to surgery; A transgender person who has... |
| 2 | English | operative | Effectual or important; Functional, in working... |
| 3 | Middle English | operative | — |
| 4 | Middle French | operatif | — |
| 5 | Latin | operativus | creative, formative |
| 6 | Latin | operō | — |
| 7 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |