Where does “postapp” come from?
postapp (English) comes from English App, from German App, from English app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postapp (English): Following the introduction of an app
Definitions
- Following the introduction of an app
Ancestry of “postapp”, step by step
postapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English App
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | App | Abbreviation of appeals; Alternative form of app |
| 2 | German | App | app |
| 3 | English | app | An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device |
| 4 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 5 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 7 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |