English

post-

/poʊst/
after; later.

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    Origin

    From Latin post (“after, behind”). Cognate with Spanish pues (“well, so, then”)

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    • derivedLatinpost “afterwards”
      • inheritedOld Latinposte
        • inheritedProto-Italic*posti
      • derivedProto-Indo-European*per- “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
        • derived (ultimately)Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥ “sun”
        • derivedProto-Indo-European*kouHp-nó-

    Related: Spanish pues

    Words built on it: post-House

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