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Where does “postsynaptisch” come from?

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

postsynaptisch (German): postsynaptic

Definitions

  1. postsynaptic

Ancestry of “postsynaptisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpost-post-
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicposti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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