Etymology

posttranscriptional

Today it means: Subsequent to the transcription of RNA. Full definition →

English transcriptional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin post
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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. Englishtranscription
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishtranscriptional
  11. English todayposttranscriptional

From post- + transcriptional.

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