Where does “postiche” come from?
postiche (English) comes from French postiche, from Italian posticcio, from Late Latin appositīcius, from Latin appōnō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
postiche (English): Any item of false hair worn on the head or face,...
Definitions
- Any item of false hair worn on the head or face,...
Ancestry of “postiche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | postiche | toupee, hairpiece, wig; false moustache, false... |
| 2 | Italian | posticcio | added afterwards; artificial; false |
| 3 | Late Latin | appositīcius | — |
| 4 | Latin | appōnō | to appoint, assign |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |