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Where does “posterne” come from?

posterne (Old French) comes from Latin posterula, 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.

posterne (Old French): postern

Definitions

  1. postern

Ancestry of “posterne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposterulaback door
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 “posterne”

  • postern
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