Where does “postacquisition” come from?
postacquisition (English) comes from English acquisition, from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from Latin acquirere, from Latin acquiro, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
postacquisition (English): Following acquisition
Definitions
- Following acquisition
Ancestry of “postacquisition”, step by step
postacquisition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acquisition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acquisition | The act or process of acquiring; The thing... |
| 2 | Old French | acquisicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | acquisītiō | acquisition |
| 4 | Latin | acquirere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | acquiro | I acquire or obtain; I accrue |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |