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Where does “posteriormente” come from?

posteriormente (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.

posteriormente (Italian): in the back, at the back; later, afterwards

Definitions

  1. in the back, at the back; later, afterwards

Ancestry of “posteriormente”, 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-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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