Where does “postengagement” come from?
postengagement (English) comes from English engagement, from French engagement, from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
postengagement (English): After engagement
Definitions
- After engagement
Ancestry of “postengagement”, step by step
postengagement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engagement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engagement | An appointment, especially to speak or perform;... |
| 2 | French | engagement | commitment; engagement |
| 3 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 4 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 5 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 6 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 7 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 8 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
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 | — |