Where does “metapostnotum” come from?
metapostnotum (English) comes from English postnotum, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
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
metapostnotum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postnotum
| 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 | 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 | — |