Where does “postbankruptcy” come from?
postbankruptcy (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.
postbankruptcy (English): After bankruptcy
Definitions
- After bankruptcy
Ancestry of “postbankruptcy”, step by step
postbankruptcy 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 bankruptcy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bankruptcy | A legally declared or recognized condition of... |
| 2 | English | bankrupt | In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's... |
| 3 | Italian | bancarotta | bankruptcy |
| 4 | Italian | rotta | feminine singular of rotto; rout, defeat; course,... |
| 5 | Italian | rompere | to break; to screw with, to be a pain in the ass |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |