Where does “postholocaust” come from?
postholocaust (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
postholocaust (English): After the Holocaust
Definitions
- After the Holocaust
Ancestry of “postholocaust”, step by step
postholocaust 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 | 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 | — |
via English Holocaust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Holocaust | Alternative letter-case form of holocaust |
| 2 | French | holocauste | holocaust |
| 3 | Middle French | holocauste | — |
| 4 | Old French | olocauste | — |
| 5 | Latin | holocaustum | a burnt offering wholly consumed by fire;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁλόκαυστος | wholly burnt |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὅλος | whole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sōlh₂- | mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy |