Where does “Dupăpiatră” come from?

Dupăpiatră (Romanian) comes from Romanian după, from Latin de post, from Latin dē, 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 “Dupăpiatră”, step by step

Dupăpiatră traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian după

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandupăbehind; after; by
2Latinde postafter, behind
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian piatră

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpiatrăstone
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti