English
antepartum
Antepartum comes from Latin partum ‘giving birth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *per-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartum‘giving birth’
- Englishtodayantepartum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartum‘giving birth’
- Englishtodayantepartum
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *per-
first, before, per, support, far, price, press, further, practice, private, report, pre, prior, prime, fear, primary, opportunity, appreciate, prize, afford, sport, port, ford, practical, precious, praise, pregnant, forth, privilege, ferry, interpretation, porch, parade, primitive, pirate, prix, fare, par, pragmatic, pardon, 158 more
Today it means
adj Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / antepartum