Where does “postmortal” come from?
postmortal (German) 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.
postmortal (German): post mortem
Definitions
- post mortem
Ancestry of “postmortal”, step by step
postmortal traces back through 3 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 mortal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mortal | Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury,... |
| 2 | Middle English | mortal | — |
| 3 | Old French | mortal | — |
| 4 | Latin | mortālis | mortal (subject to death) |
| 5 | Latin | mors | death; corpse; annihilation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mortis | death |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via German mortal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mortal | — |