Where does “posteroanteriore” come from?

posteroanteriore (Italian) comes from Italian anteriore, from Latin anterior, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énteros — second, other.

posteroanteriore (Italian): posteroanterior

Definitions

  1. posteroanterior

Ancestry of “posteroanteriore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiananteriorefront, fore in space; former, previous, prior,...
2Latinanterioranterior, more forward; former, previous
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énterossecond, other
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énteros →Every word from Latin anterior →Every word from Italian anteriore →
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