Where does “metapostnotum” come from?
metapostnotum (English) comes from English postnotum, 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.
metapostnotum (English): The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated...
Definitions
- The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated...
Ancestry of “metapostnotum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | postnotum | The sclerite, posterior to a notum, that bears... |
| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 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 |