Where does “postbuckling” come from?
postbuckling (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
postbuckling (English): Following buckling
Definitions
- Following buckling
Ancestry of “postbuckling”, step by step
postbuckling 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 | 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 |
via English buckling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buckling | The act of fastening a buckle; A folding into... |
| 2 | German | Bückling | red herring; bow; bootlicker; coward |
| 3 | German | bücken | to bend down, to stoop |
| 4 | German | biegen | to bend something; to bend; to be bent; to turn;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | biegen | to bow; to bend |
| 6 | Old High German | biogan | to bow; to bend or curve |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beugan | to bend, to become bent |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |