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Where does “postergāre” come from?

postergāre (Medieval 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.

Ancestry of “postergāre”, step by step

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