Etymology

postposition

post·po·si·tion
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Today it means: A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun. Full definition →

English position ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishposition
  8. English todaypostposition

From post- + position.

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