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
Definitions
- Following development
Ancestry of “postdevelopmentally”, step by step
postdevelopmentally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English developmentally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |