Etymology

aftercare

af·ter·care
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Today it means: The care given to a patient during recovery from an operation or after hospitalization. Full definition →

English care ← Middle English care ← Old English caru
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*after
  5. Old Englishæfter
  6. Middle Englishafter
  7. Englishafter
  8. Old Englishæfter
  9. Old Englishæfter-
  10. Middle Englishafter-
  11. Englishafter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
  13. Proto-Germanic*karō
  14. Proto-West Germanic*karu
  15. Old Englishcaru
  16. Middle Englishcare
  17. Englishcare
  18. English todayaftercare

From after- + care.

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