Where does “posterus” come from?
posterus (Latin) comes from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
posterus (Latin): following, next, coming after; inferior
Definitions
- following, next, coming after; inferior
Ancestry of “posterus”, step by step
posterus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 2 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Proto-Italic *posteros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *posteros | later |
Words derived from “posterus”
- posterior
- posterity
- preposterous
- posthumous
- posteriorly
- posthumously
- anteroposterior
- postern
- preposterously
- posteriority
- preposterousness
- anteroposteriorly
- ventroposterior
- posteriormost
- midposterior
- posteriorization
- lateroposterior
- mentoposterior
- posthumousness
- apicoposterior
- dorsoposterior
- medioposterior
- centroposterior
- dorsoposteriorly