Proto-Indo-European

*pós

‘afterwards, post-’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *pós.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *pós, most familiar first.

• post ← poste ← *posti ← *pósti
• posterior ← posterus ← *posteros ← *posti ← *pósti
• posterity ← posterité ← posteritas ← posterus ← post
• posthumous ← posthumus ← posterus ← *posteros ← *posti
• postpose ← postposer ← postpono ← pōnō ← poste
• postical ← postīcus ← post ← poste ← *posti
• postic ← posticus ← post ← poste ← *posti
• posticous ← posticus ← post ← poste ← *posti
• postliminium ← līmen ← poste ← *posti ← *pósti

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pós