Etymology

anteroposterior

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Today it means: Anterior to posterior; front-to-back. Full definition →

English posterior ← Latin posterior ← Proto-Italic *posteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énteros
  3. Latin*anterus
  4. Latinanterior
  5. Englishantero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  8. Proto-Italic*posti
  9. Proto-Italic*posteros
  10. Latinposterus
  11. Latinposterior
  12. Englishposterior
  13. English todayanteroposterior

From antero- + posterior.

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