Where does “postindictment” come from?

postindictment (English) comes from English indictment, from Middle English endytement, from Anglo-Norman enditement, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indicto, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō — shoe.

postindictment (English): After an indictment

Definitions

  1. After an indictment

Ancestry of “postindictment”, step by step

postindictment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English indictment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindictmentAn official formal accusation for a criminal...
2Middle Englishendytementaction of accusing
3Anglo-Normanenditement
4Old FrenchenditerAlternative form of enditier
5Late Latinindictodative masculine singular of indictus; dative...
6Latinindictusdeclared, proclaimed, published, announced,...
7Latindictussaid, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been...
8Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe

via English post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
2Middle Frenchposte
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Latinprobāre
5Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
6LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Latin calceus
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