Where does “postablative” come from?
postablative (English) comes from English ablative, from Middle English ablative, from Old French ablatif, from Latin ablātīvus, from Latin ablātus, from Latin auferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
postablative (English): Following ablation
Definitions
- Following ablation
Ancestry of “postablative”, step by step
postablative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ablative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ablative | Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some... |
| 2 | Middle English | ablative | — |
| 3 | Old French | ablatif | the ablative case |
| 4 | Latin | ablātīvus | ablative case |
| 5 | Latin | ablātus | taken away, carried off, stolen, withdrawn, removed; having been taken away, having been carried off, having been stolen, having been withdrawn, having been removed |
| 6 | Latin | auferō | to take away, take off, bear away, bear off, carry off, remove, withdraw |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
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 | — |