Etymograph

English

posteriorly

From posterior + -ly.

A compound of posterior + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *pós ‘afterwards, post-’

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Proto-Italic *posti ‘behind, after’

Proto-Italic *posteros ‘later’

Latin posterus ‘following, next, coming after’

Latin posterior ‘that comes or follows after’

English posterior

Today it means

adv After (in time).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / posteriorly