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Where does “postumamente” come from?

postumamente (Italian) comes from Italian postumo, from Latin postumus, 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.

postumamente (Italian): posthumously

Definitions

  1. posthumously

Ancestry of “postumamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpostumoposthumous; consequence, after-effect, hangover
2Latinpostumuslast, especially of children born following death...
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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