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Where does “post” come from?

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

post (Esperanto): after; behind

Definitions

  1. after; behind

Ancestry of “post”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
2Latinposteablative singular of postis
3Proto-Italicposti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “post”

  • poste
  • postlasi
  • postaĵo
  • posteulo
  • postsekvi
  • postafikso
  • postvortero
  • postpozicio
  • posttagmezo
  • postmorgaŭ
  • postkuro
  • postmorta
  • postvivi
  • posttagmeze
  • postkolonia
  • postparolo
  • postkuri
  • posteuleco
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