Where does “post-singularity” come from?
post-singularity (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
post-singularity (English): After the technological singularity
Definitions
- After the technological singularity
Ancestry of “post-singularity”, step by step
post-singularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English Singularity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Singularity | The technological singularity |
| 2 | Old French | singularité | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | singularitas | singleness; singularity |
| 4 | Latin | -tas | -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Third-declension... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |