Where does “postdevelopmentally” come from?
postdevelopmentally (English) comes from English developmentally, from English developmental, from English development, from French développement, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
postdevelopmentally (English): Following development
Ancestry of “postdevelopmentally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | developmentally | In terms of development |
| 2 | English | developmental | Related to development; A trainee flight... |
| 3 | English | development | The process of developing; growth, directed... |
| 4 | French | développement | development |
| 5 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 6 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 7 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 8 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |