Where does “postscriptum” come from?

postscriptum (English) comes from Latin postscriptum, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

postscriptum (English): A thing that has been written afterwards;...

Definitions

  1. A thing that has been written afterwards;...

Ancestry of “postscriptum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpostscriptumaccusative supine of postscrībō
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “postscriptum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →