Etymology

postero-

Today it means: posterior; back Full definition →

Latin posterior ← Proto-Italic *posteros ← Proto-Indo-European *pósti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Proto-Italic*posteros
  5. Latinposterus
  6. Latinposterior
  7. English todaypostero-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin posterior.

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