Where does “praeposterus” come from?

praeposterus (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.

praeposterus (Latin): reversed, inverted; perverted, distorted; absurd,...

Definitions

  1. reversed, inverted; perverted, distorted; absurd,...

Ancestry of “praeposterus”, 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 “praeposterus”

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