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
- After an indictment
Ancestry of “postindictment”, step by step
postindictment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indictment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indictment | An official formal accusation for a criminal... |
| 2 | Middle English | endytement | action of accusing |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | enditement | — |
| 4 | Old French | enditer | Alternative form of enditier |
| 5 | Late Latin | indicto | dative masculine singular of indictus; dative... |
| 6 | Latin | indictus | declared, proclaimed, published, announced,... |
| 7 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
via English post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |