Where does “post-moderation” come from?
post-moderation (English) comes from English moderation, from French modération, from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
post-moderation (English): The practice of moderating comments after they appear online, with the goal of removing the publication of offensive or dangerous material while allowing discussions to occur in real time
Definitions
- The practice of moderating comments after they appear online, with the goal of removing the publication of offensive or dangerous material while allowing discussions to occur in real time
Ancestry of “post-moderation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moderation | The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance... |
| 2 | French | modération | moderation |
| 3 | Old French | moderacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | moderatio | moderation; self-control; guidance |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |