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Where does “posterula” come from?

posterula (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.

posterula (Latin): back door

Definitions

  1. back door

Ancestry of “posterula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “posterula”

  • postern
  • posterle
  • posterne
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