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Where does “postpositively” come from?

postpositively (English) comes from English postpositive, from English positive, from Old French positif, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

postpositively (English): In postpositive fashion

Definitions

  1. In postpositive fashion

Ancestry of “postpositively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostpositivePlaced after the word modified, either...
2EnglishpositiveNot negative or neutral; Formally laid down;...
3Old Frenchpositif—
4Latinposītivus—
5Latinpōnō—
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
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