Where does “postpone” come from?

Postpone comes from Latin postponere, formed from postis and ponere, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European pós meaning after or behind.

postpone (English): To delay or put off an event, appointment etc

Definitions

  1. To delay or put off an event, appointment etc

Ancestry of “postpone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpostponoI postpone; I neglect or disregard
2Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “postpone”

Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →