Where does “afterimagery” come from?

afterimagery (English) comes from English after, from Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

afterimagery (English): afterimages collectively

Definitions

  1. afterimages collectively

Ancestry of “afterimagery”, step by step

afterimagery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafterBehind; later in time; following; Subsequently...
2Middle Englishafterafter
3Old Englishæfterafter; according to
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via English imagery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimageryThe work of one who makes images or visible...
2Middle EnglishymagerieSculpture; Any representational or depictive art;...
3Middle Frenchimagerie—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →
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