Where does “postelementary” come from?
postelementary (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.
postelementary (English): After the elementary school level of education
Definitions
- After the elementary school level of education
Ancestry of “postelementary”, step by step
postelementary 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 elementary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elementary | Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental... |
| 2 | Latin | elementārius | elementary |
| 3 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |