Where does “poststructural” come from?
Poststructural comes from English structural, which derives from English structure, ultimately tracing through Latin postis and Latin struo, meaning to build or arrange, back to Proto-Indo-European ster-.
poststructural (English): Relating to poststructuralism
Definitions
- Relating to poststructuralism
Ancestry of “poststructural”, step by step
poststructural 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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English structural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | structural | Of, relating to, or having structure; Involving... |
| 2 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 3 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 4 | Latin | structūra | the practice or process of building, construction |
| 5 | Latin | struō | to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |