Where does “metapostnotal” come from?
metapostnotal (English) comes from English postnotal, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |