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Where does “postumo” come from?

postumo (Italian) comes 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.

postumo (Italian): posthumous; consequence, after-effect, hangover

Definitions

  1. posthumous; consequence, after-effect, hangover

Ancestry of “postumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpostumuslast, especially of children born following death...
2Latinposterusfollowing, next, coming after; inferior
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicposti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “postumo”

  • postumamente
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