Where does “metapostnotal” come from?
metapostnotal (English) comes from English postnotal, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
metapostnotal (English): Relating to a metapostnotum
Definitions
- Relating to a metapostnotum
Ancestry of “metapostnotal”, step by step
metapostnotal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postnotal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postnotal | Relating to the postnotum |
| 2 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 3 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |