Where does “postsavage” come from?
postsavage (English) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.
postsavage (English): After an era of primitive savagery
Definitions
- After an era of primitive savagery
Ancestry of “postsavage”, step by step
postsavage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Savage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Savage | Wild; not cultivated or tamed |
| 2 | Middle English | savage | savage, barbaric, unmannered, primitive; wild,... |
| 3 | Old French | sauvage | wild; untamed |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salvaticus | — |
| 5 | Latin | silvāticus | of the woods, sylvan |
| 6 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |