Where does “postmaterialist” come from?
postmaterialist (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
postmaterialist (English): A proponent of postmaterialism
Definitions
- A proponent of postmaterialism
Ancestry of “postmaterialist”, step by step
postmaterialist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 5 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 6 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English materialist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | materialist | Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with... |
| 2 | English | material | Having to do with matter; consisting of matter;... |
| 3 | Middle English | material | Extant in matter or having physical form;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | materialis | material |
| 5 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 6 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |