Where does “postfusional” come from?
postfusional (English) comes from English fusional, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, from Latin fusio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postfusional (English): Following fusion
Definitions
- Following fusion
Ancestry of “postfusional”, step by step
postfusional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fusional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fusional | Tending to overlay many morphemes in a manner... |
| 2 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 3 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 4 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 5 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |