Etymology

posttrial

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Today it means: Following the end of a trial Full definition →

English trial ← Middle English trial ← Anglo-Norman trial
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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. Old Frenchtrier
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Anglo-Normantrial
  11. Middle Englishtrial
  12. Englishtrial
  13. English todayposttrial

From post- + trial.

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