Where does “postablative” come from?
postablative (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
postablative (English): Following ablation
Definitions
- Following ablation
Ancestry of “postablative”, step by step
postablative 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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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| 5 | Latin | ablātus | taken away, carried off, stolen, withdrawn, removed; having been taken away, having been carried off, having been stolen, having been withdrawn, having been removed |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 |