Where does “posthatchling” come from?
posthatchling (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.
posthatchling (English): A young animal that is no longer a hatchling
Definitions
- A young animal that is no longer a hatchling
Ancestry of “posthatchling”, step by step
posthatchling 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 hatchling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hatchling | A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal... |
| 2 | English | hatch | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling; A... |
| 3 | Middle French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 4 | Old French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 5 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 7 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |