Where does “postmortem” come from?

Postmortem comes from Latin post meaning "after" and Latin mortem meaning "death," ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European pós meaning "after" or "behind."

postmortem (English): Alternative spelling of post mortem

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of post mortem

Ancestry of “postmortem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpost-after, later; behind
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Old Latinposte—
Every word from Old Latin poste →Every word from Latin post →Every word from English post- →