Where does “postdebriefing” come from?
postdebriefing (English) comes from English debriefing, from English debrief, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
postdebriefing (English): After debriefing
Definitions
- After debriefing
Ancestry of “postdebriefing”, step by step
postdebriefing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English debriefing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | debriefing | The act of debriefing, or the state of being... |
| 2 | English | debrief | To question someone after a military mission in... |
| 3 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 | — |