Where does “nonposthumous” come from?
nonposthumous (English) comes from English posthumous, from Latin posthumus, from Latin postumus, from Latin posterus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
nonposthumous (English): Not posthumous
Definitions
- Not posthumous
Ancestry of “nonposthumous”, step by step
nonposthumous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English posthumous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | posthumous | Born after the death of one's father; After the... |
| 2 | Latin | posthumus | — |
| 3 | Latin | postumus | last, especially of children born following death... |
| 4 | Latin | posterus | following, next, coming after; inferior |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |