Where does “postpositional” come from?
postpositional (English) comes from English postposition, from English Position, from Middle English posicioun, from Old French posicion, from Latin positiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postpositional (English): Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a...
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- Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a...
Ancestry of “postpositional”, step by step
postpositional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postposition | A word that has the same purpose as a preposition... |
| 2 | English | Position | A place or location |
| 3 | Middle English | posicioun | Position or location on the body; A announcement... |
| 4 | Old French | posicion | — |
| 5 | Latin | positiō | position, place |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |