Where does “postponer” come from?
postponer (English) comes from English postpone, from Latin postpono, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
postponer (English): One who postpones
Definitions
- One who postpones
Ancestry of “postponer”, step by step
postponer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postpone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postpone | To delay or put off an event, appointment etc |
| 2 | Latin | postpono | I postpone; I neglect or disregard |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |