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Where does “anteroposteriorly” come from?

anteroposteriorly (English) comes from English anteroposterior, from English posterior, from Latin posterior, from Latin posterus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

anteroposteriorly (English): Along the anteroposterior axis

Definitions

  1. Along the anteroposterior axis

Ancestry of “anteroposteriorly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishanteroposteriorAnterior to posterior; front-to-back; Of or...
2EnglishposteriorLocated behind, or towards the rear of an object;...
3Latinposteriorcoming after, later; next, following; further to...
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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