Where does “post festum” come from?

post festum (English) comes from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

post festum (English): after the fact; too late

Definitions

  1. after the fact; too late

Ancestry of “post festum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
2Latinposteablative singular of postis
3Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →