Where does “prostatic” come from?
Prostatic comes from English prostate, derived from English state, which traces to Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."
prostatic (English): Relating to the prostate gland
Definitions
- Relating to the prostate gland
Ancestry of “prostatic”, step by step
prostatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prostate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostate | The prostate gland; Of or relating to the... |
| 2 | English | State | A current governing polity; The current governing... |
| 3 | Middle English | stat | condition |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via French prostatique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prostatique | prostatic |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |