Where does “postmedium” come from?
postmedium (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.
postmedium (English): In a time when choice of medium no longer matters
Definitions
- In a time when choice of medium no longer matters
Ancestry of “postmedium”, step by step
postmedium 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 Medium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Medium | The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent |
| 2 | Latin | medium | inflection of medius: ## masculine accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | meðjos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |