Where does “posttribulationist” come from?
posttribulationist (English) comes from English Tribulation, from Middle English tribulation, from Old French tribulacion, from Late Latin tribulatio, from Latin tribulāre, from Latin trībulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
posttribulationist (English): A believer in posttribulationism
Definitions
- A believer in posttribulationism
Ancestry of “posttribulationist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tribulation | (A period of) persecution before the Second Coming, lasting seven years, which Christians will experience worldwide which will purify and strengthen them |
| 2 | Middle English | tribulation | — |
| 3 | Old French | tribulacion | problem; trouble; obstacle |
| 4 | Late Latin | tribulatio | distress, trouble, tribulation, affliction;... |
| 5 | Latin | tribulāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | trībulum | threshing board, threshing sledge |
| 7 | Latin | -bulum | |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |