Where does “postern” come from?
Postern comes from Old French posterne, from Old French posterle, from Latin posterula, diminutive of posterus meaning situated behind, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root pósti.
postern (English): A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other...
Definitions
- A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other...
Ancestry of “postern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | posterne | postern |
| 2 | Latin | posterula | back door |
| 3 | Latin | posterus | following, next, coming after; inferior |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |