Etymology of the English word postern
the English word
posternderived from the Old French word
posternederived from the Old French word
posterlederived from the Late Latin word
posteruladerived from the Latin word
posterus (coming after, following, next; descendants; posterity, future generations)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
postderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-Usage
Word found in Modern English
