Where does “postbuckling” come from?
postbuckling (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.
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 | 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 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 |