Where does “postdive” come from?

postdive (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.

postdive (English): After a dive

Definitions

  1. After a dive

Ancestry of “postdive”, step by step

postdive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
2Middle Frenchposte—
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Italianpostoplace, spot
5Latinpositusplaced; ordained
6Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—

via English dive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiveTo swim under water; To jump into water...
2Middle Englishdiven—
3Old Englishdūfanto duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive
4Proto-West Germanic*dūbanto dive
5Proto-Germanicdūbanąto dive, to sink
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →