Where does “postscriptum” come from?

postscriptum (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.

postscriptum (Latin): accusative supine of postscrībō

Definitions

  1. accusative supine of postscrībō

Ancestry of “postscriptum”, step by step

postscriptum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
2Latinposteablative singular of postis
3Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Latin scrīptum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
2Latinscrībōto write
3Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “postscriptum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →