Where does “postdepositional” come from?
postdepositional (English) comes from English depositional, from English deposition, from Middle English deposicion, from Old French deposicion, from Latin depositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postdepositional (English): Occurring after deposition
Definitions
- Occurring after deposition
Ancestry of “postdepositional”, step by step
postdepositional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English depositional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depositional | Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit... |
| 2 | English | deposition | The removal of someone from office; The act of... |
| 3 | Middle English | deposicion | Deposing or removal from office; The burial or... |
| 4 | Old French | deposicion | — |
| 5 | Latin | depositio | depositing, burying; deposition, testimony |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |