Where does “postadolescence” come from?
postadolescence (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.
postadolescence (English): The period of life following adolescence
Definitions
- The period of life following adolescence
Ancestry of “postadolescence”, step by step
postadolescence 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 adolescence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | adolescence | The transitional period of physical and... |
| 2 | Middle English | adolescence | — |
| 3 | Old French | adolescence | adolescence |
| 4 | Latin | adolescentia | nominative neuter plural of adolēscēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | adolescens | growing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting |
| 6 | Latin | adolescere | present active infinitive of adolēscō |