Etymology

necropost

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English post ← Middle French poste ← Italian posta
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*neḱ-
  2. Ancient Greekνεκρός (nekrós)
  3. Englishnecro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  7. Proto-Italic*po
  8. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  12. Proto-Italic*sinō
  13. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  14. Latinpōnō
  15. Latinposita
  16. Italianposta
  17. Middle Frenchposte
  18. Englishpost
  19. English todaynecropost

From necro- + post.

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