Where does “postobituary” come from?
postobituary (English) comes from English obituary, from Medieval Latin obituarius, from Latin obitus, from Latin obeo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
postobituary (English): death
Definitions
- death
Ancestry of “postobituary”, step by step
postobituary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English obituary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | obituary | A brief notice of a person’s death, as published... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | obituarius | An obituary |
| 3 | Latin | obitus | perished; The act of approaching or going toward;... |
| 4 | Latin | obeo | I go towards, go to meet; I arrive at, reach,... |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
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 | — |