Etymology of the English word puerperal
the English word
puerperalderived from the New Latin word
puerperalisderived from the Latin word
puerpera (woman in labor, woman who has been, is in process of being delivered of child)
derived from the Latin word
puer (boy, lad, young man)
derived from the Latin word
parere (to beget; appear, be visible, be seen; bear; give birth to; beget; obey, be subject, obedient to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perÉ™-derived from the Latin word
puerperus (of childbirth)
derived from the Latin word
puer (boy, lad, young man)
Date
The earliest known usage of puerperal in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
