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Where does “postuum” come from?

postuum (Dutch) comes from French posthume, from Latin posthumus, from Latin postumus, from Latin posterus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

postuum (Dutch): posthumous, after death; posthumously, after...

Definitions

  1. posthumous, after death; posthumously, after...

Ancestry of “postuum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchposthumeposthumous
2Latinposthumus—
3Latinpostumuslast, especially of children born following death...
4Latinposterusfollowing, next, coming after; inferior
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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