Where does “posthumously” come from?
Posthumously derives from English posthumous, from Latin posthumus, from Latin postumus, from Latin posterus meaning "coming after," from Latin post meaning "after," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "after" and "together."
posthumously (English): after death
Definitions
- after death
Ancestry of “posthumously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | posthumous | Born after the death of one's father; After the... |
| 2 | Latin | posthumus | — |
| 3 | Latin | postumus | last, especially of children born following death... |
| 4 | Latin | posterus | following, next, coming after; inferior |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |