Where does “postbourgeois” come from?
postbourgeois (English) comes from English bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
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Ancestry of “postbourgeois”, step by step
postbourgeois traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bourgeois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bourgeois | Of or relating to the middle class, their... |
| 2 | French | bourgeois | bourgeois; member of the middle class |
| 3 | French | Bourgois | — |
| 4 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 5 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
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 |