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
- Alternative spelling of post mortem
Ancestry of “postmortem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | post- | after, later; behind |
| 2 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | poste | — |