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Where does “posthumus” come from?

posthumus (Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “posthumus”, 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 “posthumus”

  • posthumous
  • posthumously
  • posthumousness
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