Where does “posterior” come from?
posterior (Latin) comes 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.
posterior (Latin): coming after, later; next, following; further to...
Definitions
- coming after, later; next, following; further to...
Ancestry of “posterior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | posterus | following, next, coming after; inferior |
| 2 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 3 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “posterior”