Where does “post scriptum” come from?
post scriptum (English) comes from English postscriptum, from Latin postscriptum, 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 scriptum (English): Alternative form of postscriptum
Definitions
- Alternative form of postscriptum
Ancestry of “post scriptum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postscriptum | A thing that has been written afterwards;... |
| 2 | Latin | postscriptum | accusative supine of postscrībō |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |