Where does “posticous” come from?

posticous (English) comes from Latin posticus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

posticous (English): posterior; Situated on the outer side of a...

Definitions

  1. posterior; Situated on the outer side of a...

Ancestry of “posticous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposticusback, rear, posterior
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “posticous”

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