Where does “aftersales” come from?

aftersales (English) comes from English Sales, from Spanish Sales, from Catalan Sales, from Catalan sala, from Frankish sali, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

aftersales (English): Alternative form of aftersale

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of aftersale

Ancestry of “aftersales”, step by step

aftersales traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sales

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalesThe activities involved in selling goods or services
2SpanishSales
3CatalanSales
4Catalansalaa large room; hall; living room
5Frankishsalidwelling, house, entrance hall; house, dwelling;...
6Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol-Every word from Proto-Germanic salizEvery word from Frankish sali