Where does “postemergence” come from?
postemergence (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.
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 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
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 |