Where does “postapartheid” come from?
postapartheid (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.
postapartheid (English): Occurring after a period of apartheid
Definitions
- Occurring after a period of apartheid
Ancestry of “postapartheid”, step by step
postapartheid 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 apartheid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apartheid | The policy of racial separation used by South... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | apartheid | apartheid |
| 3 | Dutch | apartheid | the state of being separate; separateness; a... |
| 4 | Dutch | -heid | -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives,... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |