Etymograph

English

antepartum

Antepartum comes from Latin partum ‘giving birth’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *per-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-1root named by Wiktionary
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartum1‘giving birth’
  3. Englishtodayantepartum1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English antepartum

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*per-Wiktionary, English antepartumroot named by Wiktionary
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartumWiktionary, English antepartum‘giving birth’
  3. EnglishtodayantepartumWiktionary, English antepartum

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, 156 more

Today it means

adj Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “antepartum”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *per- / antepartum

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