Etymology

postconsonantal

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Today it means: Following or occurring after a consonant. Full definition →

English consonantal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English consonant
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  15. Latinsonō
  16. Latincōnsonō
  17. Latincōnsonāns
  18. Old Frenchconsonant
  19. Middle Englishconsonant
  20. Englishconsonant
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishconsonantal
  24. English todaypostconsonantal

From post- + consonantal.

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