Where does “postprocessual” come from?
postprocessual (English) comes from English processual, from English process, from English procession, from Middle English processioun, from Old French pourciession, from Latin processio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
postprocessual (English): Of or relating to a movement, in reaction to...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a movement, in reaction to...
Ancestry of “postprocessual”, step by step
postprocessual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English processual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | processual | Of or relating to a process, especially to the... |
| 2 | English | process | A series of events which produce a result; A set... |
| 3 | English | procession | The act of progressing or proceeding; A group of... |
| 4 | Middle English | processioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | pourciession | procession |
| 6 | Latin | processio | advance; procession |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 | — |