Where does “posthodiernal” come from?
posthodiernal (English) comes from English hodiernal, from English hodiern, from Latin hodiernus, from Latin hodiē, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
posthodiernal (English): Relating to future time later than today
Definitions
- Relating to future time later than today
Ancestry of “posthodiernal”, step by step
posthodiernal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hodiernal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hodiernal | Of or pertaining to the present day or today;... |
| 2 | English | hodiern | Of this day; present-day |
| 3 | Latin | hodiernus | today's; present, present-day; actual |
| 4 | Latin | hodiē | today |
| 5 | Latin | hōc | for this reason, because of this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 | — |