Where does “postumus” come from?

postumus (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.

postumus (Latin): last, especially of children born following death...

Definitions

  1. last, especially of children born following death...

Ancestry of “postumus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “postumus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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