Where does “poststudy” come from?
poststudy (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.
poststudy (English): A small study undertaken after a larger one; Of,...
Definitions
- A small study undertaken after a larger one; Of,...
Ancestry of “poststudy”, step by step
poststudy 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 study
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | study | To review materials already learned in order to... |
| 2 | German | studieren | to study at university or college level; to be a... |
| 3 | Italian | studiare | to study |
| 4 | Spanish | estudiar | to study; to examine, look into |
| 5 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | -ar | indicates membership or status |
| 7 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |