Where does “anteroposteriore” come from?

anteroposteriore (Italian) comes from Italian posteriore, from Latin posterior, from Latin posterus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

anteroposteriore (Italian): anteroposterior

Definitions

  1. anteroposterior

Ancestry of “anteroposteriore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianposterioreback, rear, posterior, hind in space; later,...
2Latinposteriorcoming after, later; next, following; further to...
3Latinposterusfollowing, next, coming after; inferior
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti