Where does “postmorta” come from?
postmorta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto morto, from French mort, from Middle French mort, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
postmorta (Esperanto): posthumous
Definitions
- posthumous
Ancestry of “postmorta”, step by step
postmorta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto morto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | morto | death |
| 2 | French | mort | past participle of mourir; dead; death |
| 3 | Middle French | mort | death |
| 4 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Esperanto post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | post | after; behind |
| 2 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 3 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Esperanto A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | A | — |