Where does “posthumousness” come from?
posthumousness (English) comes from English posthumous, from Latin posthumus, from Latin postumus, from Latin posterus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
posthumousness (English): The quality of being posthumous
Definitions
- The quality of being posthumous
Ancestry of “posthumousness”, step by step
posthumousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English posthumous
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |