Etymology

postrelease

P3O1S1T1R1E1L1E1A1S1E1

Today it means: Occurring after release Full definition →

English release ← Middle English relesen ← Old French relaisser
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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. Proto-Italic*wre-
  8. Latinre-
  9. Old Frenchre-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  12. Latinlaxus
  13. Latinlaxō
  14. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  15. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  16. Old Frenchlaschier
  17. Old Frenchrelaschier
  18. Old Frenchrelaisser
  19. Middle Englishrelesen
  20. Englishrelease
  21. English todaypostrelease

From post- + release.

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