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Where does “postcareer” come from?

postcareer (English) comes from English career, from French carrière, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.

postcareer (English): Following the end of one's current or primary...

Definitions

  1. Following the end of one's current or primary...

Ancestry of “postcareer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcareerOne's calling in life; a person's occupation;...
2Frenchcarrièreracecourse; career; quarry
3Old Frenchquarrière—
4Vulgar Latinquadraria—
5Latinquadrō—
6Latinquādrus—
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →