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

  1. The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated...

Ancestry of “metapostnotum”, step by step

metapostnotum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English postnotum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostnotumThe sclerite, posterior to a notum, that bears...
2EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
3Middle Frenchposte
4Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
5Latinprobāre
6Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
7LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English meta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetaSelf-referential; structured analogously, but at...
2Latinmētacone, pyramid
3Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
4Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-