Where does “postemergence” come from?
postemergence (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.
postemergence (English): After the emergence of the plants being targeted
Definitions
- After the emergence of the plants being targeted
Ancestry of “postemergence”, step by step
postemergence 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 emergence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emergence | The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth... |
| 2 | French | émergence | emergence |
| 3 | French | émergent | emerging; third-person plural present indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | emergens | emerging |
| 5 | Latin | emergo | I emerge; I surface; I arise or come forth |
| 6 | Latin | mergō | to dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *mésgeti | to sink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mesg- | to dip, sink |