Where does “postmedieval” come from?
postmedieval (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.
postmedieval (English): After the Middle Ages
Definitions
- After the Middle Ages
Ancestry of “postmedieval”, step by step
postmedieval 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 medieval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medieval | Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period... |
| 2 | French | médiéval | medieval |
| 3 | Latin | aevum | time as a single, unified, continuous and... |
| 4 | Latin | aevom | Archaic form of aevum |
| 5 | Old Latin | aivom | time, lifetime; age |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aiwom | age |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |