Where does “postdominate” come from?
postdominate (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
postdominate (English): A node z postdominates a node n if all paths to the exit node of the graph starting at n must go through z
Definitions
- A node z postdominates a node n if all paths to the exit node of the graph starting at n must go through z
Ancestry of “postdominate”, step by step
postdominate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English dominate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dominate | To govern, rule or control by superior authority... |
| 2 | Latin | dominātus | absolute power |
| 3 | Latin | dominor | I am lord and/or master or have dominion,... |
| 4 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 5 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |